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Don't worry Mr. President, nobody will notice that you just commited TREASON against the United States.
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What purpose does a body of laws intended to restrict the powers of government serve, when the government completely disregards those laws, and the citizens do nothing to stop it?
Law becomes pointless the moment it stops being enforced.
On March 19th, Barack Obama authorized military action against Libya in conjunction with an international coalition. The problem is, Barack Obama did not have that authority.
Attack Renews Debate Over Congressional Consent
[link to www.nytimes.com]
"President Obama is facing criticism that crosses the political divide for not seeking Congressional authorization before ordering the American military to join in attacks of Libyan air defenses and government forces."
Military action is nothing more than a euphamism for war. And the authorization of war lies solely in the hands of Congress.
War Powers Clause
[link to en.wikipedia.org]
Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the United States Constitution, sometimes referred to as the War Powers Clause, vests in the Congress the exclusive power to declare war, in the following wording:
[Congress shall have Power...] To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water.
Further, the War Powers act of 1973 clarified these powers of congress to declare war.
The War Powers Resolution of 1973
[link to en.wikipedia.org]
The War Powers Resolution of 1973 was a United States Congress joint resolution providing that the President can send U.S. armed forces into action abroad only by authorization of Congress or in case of "a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces."
In Obama's own words, spoken to the nation last night:
Transcript of Obama speech on Libya
[link to www.upi.com]
"And so, nine days ago, after consulting the bipartisan leadership of Congress, I authorized military action to stop the killing and enforce U.N. Security Council Resolution 1973."
Notice in the above quote who authorized this military action. But, this transgression of the law is rather minor compared to news coming out of Libya the past few days. It seems America has just found itself in a serious constitutional crisis thanks to the actions of Barack Obama, and treason is on the lips of Americans today.
Obama seems to have acted in a rather hasty manner in this war, dragging America into another country to further it's own interests. But who are we helping in Libya?
Libyan rebel commander admits his fighters have al-Qaeda links
[link to www.telegraph.co.uk]
Abdel-Hakim al-Hasidi, the Libyan rebel leader, has said jihadists who fought against allied troops in Iraq are on the front lines of the battle against Muammar Gaddafi's regime. Mr al-Hasidi admitted he had earlier fought against 'the foreign invasion' in Afghanistan.
Do you understand the seriousness of this admission?
Libyan rebels, on the front lines fighting against Gaddafi's regime, previously fought AGAINST American troops in Iraq! What's more, the leader of the rebels in Libya admitted that he himself fought against America in Afghanistan! And these are the people that Obama has sent our military in to help overthrow the Libyan government! These are the very same people we have been fighting against for the past 9 years. These people are members of the very same group who has been blamed for the attack on 9-11-01 for God's sake! This is Al Qaeda that Obama is helping in Libya!
I want to be very clear on this here, our military is currently being used to support and aid our enemy's efforts to overthrow the government in Libya, thereby giving them safe-haven, increasing their military power via Libyan arms, and almost inevitably allowing them to procure the powers that come from being the ruling part of an entire country! Obama is in effect enabling Al Qaeda to position themselves to set up an extremist Islamic regime in the wake of the power vacuum created by the fall of Gaddafi, which will most certainly become a sovereign sanctuary and training ground for future generations of Islamic terrorists hell-bent on destroying "The Great Satan".
This, my friend, is treason. By the very definition of the word, this is treason. In fact, it is this very KIND of treason that our constitution defined as one of the most serious acts against our country.
Article Three, Section Three, of the United States Constitution: Treason
[link to en.wikipedia.org]
Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort.
Now, the KEY WORD in the above definition is "OR". Obama's actions are completely consistent with the latter part of this definition. It is well established that Al Qaeda is our enemy. And it is now public knowledge that the people we are helping in Libya are in fact, Al Qaeda. Obama has adhered to, or supported, America's enemy, by giving them aid: Enforcing the no-fly zone via bombing Gaddafi's air defenses; AND comfort: through eliminating Gaddafi's ability to strike the rebels from the air, where they were unable to effectively defend themselves.
And all this was done, not by the explicit authorization of congress, as the law requires, but by the permission of a foreign power, and ON HIS OWN AUTHORITY!
For the first time in history, a president has disregarded the constitution, circumvented congress, and acted on the orders of a foreign power to support, aid, and give comfort to an enemy of The United States of America.
Make no mistake, THIS IS TREASON.
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