Monday, March 21, 2011

Does US Military Action Against Gaddafi Require Congressional Authorization?

http://volokh.com/2011/03/20/does-the-libya-intervention-require-congressional-authorization/

It’s worth noting that then-Senator Obama reached a similar conclusion back in 2007, when he said the following:

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.

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