Posted on CNSNews.com-By Matt Cover-On June 16, 2011:

(CNSNews.com) – In a 30-page report justifying continued military involvement in the NATO-led strikes in Libya, the Obama administration claims that U.S. military involvement is “legitimated” by the UN Security Council – saying that therefore no congressional authorization is needed.

“U.S. forces are playing a constrained and supporting role in a multinational coalition, whose operations are both legitimated by and limited to the terms of a United Nations Security Council Resolution that authorizes the use of force solely to protect civilians and civilian populated areas under attack or threat of attack and to enforce a no-fly zone and an arms embargo,” the report said.

Obama also claimed that the U.S. military’s involvement falls under his constitutional authority as commander in chief and his power to conduct foreign relations.

“Given the important U.S. interests served by U.S. military operations in Libya and the limited nature, scope and duration of the anticipated actions, the President had constitutional authority, as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive and pursuant to his foreign affairs powers, to direct such limited military operations abroad,” the report said.

Thirdly, the administration claims that its actions are not governed by the War Powers Act because the U.S. involvement does not constitute “hostilities” – the term used by the act to limit the time the president may commit U.S. forces into combat.

The War Powers Act limits the president to a unilateral military commitment of no more than 60 days before he must request congressional authorization.

However, Obama claims that he needs no such authorization.

“The President is of the view that the current U.S. military operations in Libya are consistent with the War Powers Resolution and do not under that law require further congressional authorization, because U.S. military operations are distinct from the kind of “hostilities” contemplated by the Resolution’s 60 day termination provision.”

While the report misleadingly uses the term “further authorization,” the fact is that Congress never granted it authorization in the first place. Instead, Obama has issued a series of letters to congressional leadership explaining his actions and has dispatched various aides and surrogates to brief Congress on the mission in Libya.”

Source:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/obama-us-actions-libya-legitimated-un

Note: The following articles and/or blog posts and videos relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:

I. Video: Liberal Congressman, Obama is “An Absolute Monarch”!-Posted on ExposeObama.com-On June 24, 2011:

http://www.exposeobama.com/2011/06/24/video-liberal-congressman-obama-is-an-absolute-monarch/?utm_source=Expose+Obama&utm_campaign=d9ed8c26f9-EO_06_24_2011_Aft6_24_2011&utm_medium=email

II. U.S. Paying to Keep Libyan Anti-Aircraft Missiles Away From Terror Groups!-Posted on CNSNews.com-By STEPHEN BRAUN, Associated Press-On June 17, 2011:

http://cnsnews.com/news/article/us-funds-hunt-libyan-missiles

III. Obama's unauthorized war on Libya costs $9,421,000 a day: Are you getting your money's worth?-Posted on The LA Times-By Andrew Malcolm-On June 16, 2011:

http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/washington/2011/06/obama-libya-war-congress-authority-war-powers.html

IV. Pelosi: Obama Doesn't Need Congressional Authorization for Libya Action!-Posted on CNSNews.com-By Nicholas Ballasy-On June 16, 2011:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/pelosi-obama-did-not-and-does-not-need-c

V. The Way Forward in Libya!-Posted on The Heritage Foundation-By by James Phillips, James Jay Carafano, Ph.D. and Morgan Roach-On June 15, 2011:

http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2011/06/US-Role-in-Libya-and-the-Way-Forward

VI. NATO sliding towards Libyan ground war: Russian envoy!-Posted on Yahoo News-By Adrian Croft, Reuters –On Jun 15, 2011:

http://beta.news.yahoo.com/nato-sliding-towards-libyan-ground-war-russian-envoy-193632749.html

VII. A Showdown over the War in Libya!-Posted on The Heritage Foundation-On June 15, 2011:

http://blog.heritage.org/2011/06/15/morning-bell-a-showdown-over-the-war-in-libya/?utm_source=Newsletter&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=Morning%2BBell

VIII. Will John Boehner and Congress Finally Take a Stand for the Constitution?-Posted on The Patriot Update-On June 15, 2011:

http://patriotupdate.com/8191/will-john-boehner-and-congress-finally-take-a-stand-for-the-constitution

IX. Video: “Nothing Could Be More Impeachable” Than Obama’s Libyan War!-Posted on ExposeObama.com-On June 16, 2011:

http://www.exposeobama.com/2011/06/16/video-nothing-could-be-more-impeachable-than-obamas-libyan-war/?utm_source=Expose+Obama&utm_campaign=c179baf9e2-EO_06_16_20116_16_2011&utm_medium=email

X.  George Soros assault on U.S. Constitution: ‘White House officials involved in rewriting nation’s founding document’!-Posted on WND.com-By Aaron Klein-On March 27, 2011:

http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=280277

Note:  My following blog post contains numerous articles and/or blog posts and videos that relate to this disturbing issue-You Decide:

Godfather of The Islamic Revolution!

http://weroinnm.wordpress.com/2011/02/11/godfather-of-the-islamic-revolution/

Note If you have a problem viewing any of the listed blog posts please copy web site and paste it on your browser. Be aware that some of the articles and/or blog posts or videos listed within the contents of the above blog post(s) may have been removed by this administration because they may have considered them to be too controversial.  Sure seems like any subject matter that may shed some negative light on this administration is being censored-What happened to free speech?-You Decide.

“Food For Thought”

God Bless the U.S.A.!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q65KZIqay4E&feature=related

Semper Fi!

Jake

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