Thread: OBAMA SUFFERS 'STUNNING REBUKE' ON LIBYA

Bipartisan Congress rebuffs Obama on Libya mission


House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio listens on Capitol Hill on June 3, 2011, during a Republican news conference to respond to the May unemployment report. (Associated Press)

By Stephen Dinan
The Washington Times
2:39 p.m., Friday, June 3, 2011
12 Comments

Crossing party lines to deliver a stunning rebuke to the commander in chief, the vast majority of the House voted Friday for resolutions telling President Obama he has broken the constitutional chain of authority by committing U.S. troops to the international military mission in Libya.

In two votes — on competing resolutions that amounted to legislative lectures of Mr. Obama — Congress escalated the brewing constitutional clash over whether he ignored the founding document’s grant of war powers by sending U.S. troops to aid in enforcing a no-fly zone and naval blockade of Libya.

The resolutions were non-binding, and only one of them passed, but taken together, roughly three-quarters of the House voted to put Mr. Obama on notice that he must give explain himself or else face future consequences, possibly including having funds for the war cut off.

“He has a chance to get this right. If he doesn’t, Congress will exercise its constitutional authority and make it right,â€

Elect ME for CINC.

I'd close every base in Europe and most of those in Asia. I could pay off our 15 TRILLION $DEFICIT$ in less than six years with this new windfall.

I'd bring all our troops home and give them jobs like we did after WWII.

I'd put the rest of them on the MEXICAN BORDER.

HAPPY2BME - 2012

I agree with you 100%

[quote="AirborneSapper7"]Bipartisan Congress rebuffs Obama on Libya mission

Can you say IMPEACHMENT??? It's BS if they "give him a chance to make it right"!! He already crossed the line for breaching the constitution and should be impeached immediately! The victims in Libya weren't give a second chance, so he should not be given one! THROW his butt back to Kenya!

Originally Posted by HAPPY2BME

oh hell yea ... bring our kids home