Rand Paul: ‘I Agree With The Barack Obama Of 2007 On Syria’

Sen. Barack Obama makes remarks about the War Powers Act.

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Following News article is dated November 29, 2007--

Biden: Impeachment if Bush bombs Iran

Presidential hopeful Delaware Sen. Joe Biden stated unequivocally that he will move to impeach President Bush if
he bombs Iran without first gaining congressional approval.

Biden spoke in front of a crowd of approximately 100 at a candidate forum held Thursday at Seacoast Media Group. The
forum focused on the Iraq war and foreign policy. When an audience member expressed fear of a war with Iran, Biden said
he does not typically engage in threats, but had no qualms about issuing a direct warning to the Oval Office.

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Can Obama strike Syria without Congress' consent?

President Obama has yet to say what course of action he'll take to respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by
President Bashar al Assad's regime in Syria, but his administration has previewed the justification it will use if
Mr. Obama decides to take military action.

Mr. Obama on Wednesday said he has "no interest in any open-ended conflict in Syria." However, he added, "we do have
to make sure that when countries break international norms on weapons like chemical weapons that could threaten us, that
they are held accountable."

To launch an assault against the Assad regime that meets domestic legal standards, Mr. Obama's actions would have to
pass constitutional muster and meet the statutory requirements set by the 1973 War Powers Resolution.

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Newest War Veterans In Congress Troubled By Syria Prospects

President Obama's contemplation of a military strike in Syria over its suspected use of chemical weapons has roused at
least 170 members of Congress to question the constitutionality of such action, and others to urge caution
informed by the quagmire of recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Few congressional voices, however, may be more resonant than those of the more than 100 military veterans in the House and
Senate — particularly the 16 who served in the post-Sept. 11 conflicts in the Middle East, in both combat and
non-combat roles.

If there's a single theme emanating from that mostly Republican class of members, it's one characterized by deep
reticence — or flat out resistance — to the idea of military intervention without congressional authorization.

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Slippery TPTB snake.

Is his nickname.

Remembering ANYTHING that Our Lord, The Messiah Barack Obama has said or done in his past must mean that YOU ARE A RASSISS, that hates the idea of a black man being President.

Just ask anyone at CNN/MSNBC/NBC/ABC/CBS/E!/Pacifica/NPR/WashPost/NYTimes...

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That your nickname.

The long and short of it: Congress has not issued a formal declaration of war since 1942.

Syria presents new challenge as Obama, Congress wrangle over war powers

But in practice, the War Powers Resolution “amounted to little more than toy handcuffs,”
historian Arthur Schlesinger once wrote.

That is because nearly every administration over the past 40 years has indicated it believes the resolution to be
unconstitutional. Courts have been reluctant to intervene in what they regard to be a political matter. And Congress has
not been willing to cut off funds when the law is not followed.

Presidents — including Obama in dealing with congressional furor over Libya — often have said they are notifying
Congress “consistent with,” but not “pursuant to,” the War Powers Resolution. That is language that allows them to
defuse congressional opposition, without conceding that the law is valid.

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Krauthammer: Obama miscalculation on Syria could result in ‘major regional war’ [VIDEO]

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