Source: http://www.rense.com

By Devvy

Robert Reich, former Secretary of Labor under Billy Clinton, January 7, 1999, of USA Today: “The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress are irrelevant.” Reich cut to the chase when he said that “America’s domestic policy is now being run by Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve and America’s foreign policy is now being run by the International Monetary Fund [IMF].” And, “…when the president decides to go to war, he no longer needs a declaration of war from Congress.” At the time of Bush’s invasion of Iraq, CFR point dog in the House, (now deceased) Rep. Henry Hyde, [R-Il] stated that “declaring war is anachronistic, it isn’t done anymore…” During the same time period, darling of the deaf, dumb and blind “liberals,” (now deceased) Ranking Minority Member Tom Lantos, [D-Ca] called the declaration of war “frivolous and mischievous.”

 

Much attention has rightly been directed towards the actions taken by the usurper and the bombing of Libya. The putative president stepped in it good this time with calls for his impeachment. Of course, you cannot, I repeat: You cannot impeach a usurper. Should it ever come to that in the House of Representatives, it would set a horrible, dangerous precedent. [1]

 

Nationally syndicated talked show host, Mark Levin, has taken the position “that the President can bring the United States government to war without the permission of Congress, adding that Congress’ power over the purse was a sufficient check to presidential war-making.” [2] Levin has attacked best selling author on nullification, Thomas E. Woods, for his stand on this issue, The Phony Arguments for Presidential War Powers: “The War Powers Resolution of 1973 gives the president the power to commit troops anywhere he likes for 90 days. Which is why it’s manifestly unconstitutional.”

 

I hope you will take the time to read Woods’ column because it will give you a different view of the War Powers Act of 1973 and those who believe it gives Obama/Soetoro’s legal authority to bomb a non threatening country. Like the king of gas bags, Bill O’Reilly, who stated on his show the other night that “we have to provide humanitarian aid to Libya.” Bill O’Reilly has zero understanding of the U.S. Constitution as there is nothing in Art. 1, Sec. 8 that authorizes the Outlaw Congress to steal the fruits of your labor to give to ANY country on this earth for any reason whether it be military, humanitarian or to prop up dictators until they’re no longer needed. Not to mention that pesky little $202 TRILLION in debt for unfunded mandates staring us in the face. Every borrowed “dollar” for that illegal “mission” is more debt slapped on our backs, our children and grand children.

 

Bill Clinton used the communist United Nothing [UN] as justification for his actions. “1993-99: President Clinton utilized United States armed forces in various operations, such as air strikes and the deployment of peacekeeping forces, in the former Yugoslavia, especially Bosnia and Kosovo.” The Red in the White House does what he’s told and has followed orders using the UN for his illegal bombing in Libya.

 

[By the way and to cut down on confusion: Many columns have come out using War Powers Act of 1973. Public Law 93-148, 87 Stat. 555 is actually titled War Powers Resolution.]

 

There is an internal link in that column cited above that also should be read: The War Powers Resolution Fraud. Those who believe the War Powers Act of 1973 somehow would curtail a sitting president from going off the deep end, it does not:

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