A recently leaked Department of Justice “White Paper”gives the President of the United States and those he designates –“high government officials”–the authority to take the life of any American citizen,even if there is no proof that the citizen in question is involved in nefarious activities. John Brennan,[...] Gazillions. That’s the number of times the federal government has spied on Americans since 9/11 through the use of drones,legal search warrants,illegal search warrants,federal agent-written search warrants and just plain government spying. This is according to Sen. Rand Paul,R-Ky.,who,when he asked the [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch The moment would be surreal were it not so reminiscent:An arrogant Democratic president had committed an impeachable offense,lied to the American people,and dared Congress to do anything about it. Incensed congressmen of both parties asked,negotiated,and threatened until they realized they had no alternative but [...] Ben Johnson,The White House Watch When Barack Obama updated Congress on the war in Libya last Friday,he claimed our role is so limited it does not require Congressional authorization. However,on Monday Hillary Clinton told the European press,“Even today,the United States continues to fly 25 percent of all sorties,” and [...] Ben Johnson,FloydReports.com In his official notice to Congress that he had unilaterally sent American soldiers into the Libyan war kinetic action,Barack Obama wrote,“I am providing this report as part of my efforts to keep the Congress fully informed,consistent with the War Powers Resolution.” Today,he decided the War Powers Resolution [...] | |
