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Faryn Balyncd

(5,125 posts) Tue Aug 27, 2013, 07:43 PM Aug 2013

Unconstitutional warmaking to punish violating laws of war is like lynching for justice. [View all]

.... and the constitutional scholar/Senator I worked my ass of for to elect twice, had it right :

“The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.”

---Senator Barack Obama, 12-20-2007

(Inspirational credits to William Pitt)

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Unconstitutional warmaking to punish violating laws of war is like lynching for justice. [View all] Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 OP

Agreed !!! WillyT Aug 2013 #1

DURec leftstreet Aug 2013 #2

Either way, the price of oil goes up and lots of people get real rich! Coyotl Aug 2013 #3

And lots of people get poorer too bhikkhu Aug 2013 #8

Ouch.... oldhippie Aug 2013 #4

Read War Powers, by which I mean the War Powers Act of 1973 Agnosticsherbet Aug 2013 #5

How many Cryptoad Aug 2013 #6

It would be none if Obama said treestar Aug 2013 #10

That's called "Situational Ethics." FSogol Aug 2013 #14

I am sure Cryptoad Aug 2013 #18

Selective poutcry MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #21

Our President NEEDS us. . . Faryn Balyncd Aug 2013 #20

Thank you, great post! nt proverbialwisdom Aug 2013 #26

If this isn't sarcasm..... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #11

YOu think we knowingly killed them? nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #17

Yes. MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #22

No. DeSwiss Aug 2013 #24

Of course we knowlingly killed them. morningfog Aug 2013 #36

If you think that you need help! Cryptoad Aug 2013 #40

It is fact. We have targeted kids. morningfog Aug 2013 #41

Sure,,,,,,,, nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #42

Here: morningfog Aug 2013 #45

I don't believe the president has any intention of bypassing congress bhikkhu Aug 2013 #7

There's no imminent threat to our nation treestar Aug 2013 #9

germany declared war and opening of hostilities on us first. history is a pesky thing nt msongs Aug 2013 #15

Syria could declare war on us now treestar Aug 2013 #28

Wrong again MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #23

Declaring war on us doesn't make it an imminent threat treestar Aug 2013 #29

Wow you bent that one to your needs MyNameGoesHere Aug 2013 #32

That incident would certainly be as well known as Pearl Harbor treestar Aug 2013 #35

Sadly, atrocities happen every day, all around the globe. nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #44

The war is already started there treestar Aug 2013 #49

Where is that man? obxhead Aug 2013 #12

Yeah...... DeSwiss Aug 2013 #13

K & R malaise Aug 2013 #16

Killing for any reason is not Bullshit.......nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #19

Huh? What does that even mean? morningfog Aug 2013 #38

Sorry you are beyond my help...nt Cryptoad Aug 2013 #39

Are you trying to say "killing for any reason is valid"? morningfog Aug 2013 #46

What happened to that Constitutional Scholar? sabrina 1 Aug 2013 #25

He got bought and sold by the MIC... CaliforniaPeggy Aug 2013 #27

He is the constitutional scholar, and you are not treestar Aug 2013 #30

LOL! That was satire, right? reformist2 Aug 2013 #33

Is it your belief that you know more about the Constitution treestar Aug 2013 #34

If Obama does this, I will consider him to be a complete fraud. reformist2 Aug 2013 #31

+1 nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #47

K&R 99Forever Aug 2013 #37

k&R avaistheone1 Aug 2013 #43

K&R nomorenomore08 Aug 2013 #48