RSSLiberal Dennis Kucinich Says Barack Obama Risks Impeachment If He Acts Against Syria Without Congressional Approval
At least there is some consistency on the LEFT to the Imperial Presidents actions.
Former Ohio Congressman and self-avowed Lib Dennis Kucinich warned that President Barack Obama faces impeachment if he takes military action against Syria without congressional approval because as there was no no “imminent or actual threat” to America. Kucinich also takes issue with how Obama phrased his statement earlier today; however, I am not sure how this is an epiphany to anyone that Obama cares little about the US Constitution and following it.
On Hannity Friday night, guest host Tucker Carlson had Kucinich on the show to discuss the following tweet, which links to a Washington Post article about how the administration is insisting that President Obama “has both the authority and determination to make his own decision on a military strike against Syria.”
Not so, says Kucinich, and the president risks impeachment if he does. “There is no imminent or actual threat to the United States of America. If there was, then people expect the president to defend us. But in this case the president is going on his own,” Kucinich explains.
“It’s not ‘I the President,’ it’s ‘We the People of the United States,’ Kucinich says after quoting the president saying earlier on Friday: “I meant what I said, I have not made a final decision.” Kucinich points to Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which says only Congress has the power to take America to war. “That’s a fundamental principle and if the president throws that away, disregards that I think there will be consequences for him,” he said.
Posted August 31, 2013 by Scared Monkeys Act of War, Barack Obama, Chicago-Style Politics, Community Agitator, Dennis Kucinich (OH-D), Divider in Chief, Impeachment, Imperial President, Obamanation, Syria, US Constitution, We the People, You Tube - VIDEO | 5 comments |
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BREAKING NEWS – OBAMA TO DELIVER STATEMENT ON SYRIA AT 1:15 PM ET
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/08/31/un-experts-pull-out-syria-as-obama-edges-toward-limited-strike/
WATCH LIVE: OBAMA TO MAKE STATEMENT ON SYRIA AT 1:15 PM ET
Aug. 31, 2013
President Obama is scheduled to deliver remarks on Syria at 1:15 PM ET.
TheBlaze will carry his address live at that time here.
http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/08/31/watch-live-obama-to-make-statement-on-syria-at-115-pm-et/
Considering the number of Democrats/RINOS who signed the Speaker’s letter requesting a Congressional vote on the Syria issue … could it be that personal “red lines” may have been crossed when King Obama attempted to bypass Congressional approval and unilaterally order a strike on Syria.
Could it be that some Democrats/RINOS are no longer willing to bow to the self-appointed King in the White House … no longer willing to betray the Republic for 30 pieces of silver?
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VIDEO: Amb. John Bolton ‘On the Record
08/27/2013 at 7:00 am
“It’s about time for the rest of the world to understand that Barack Obama and the United States are not the same thing. We’ve got 1200 days of this left and it’s going to be very costly.”
http://gretawire.foxnewsinsider.com/video/video-amb-john-bolton-on-the-record/
116 House Members Sign Syria Letter to Obama
Aug. 28, 2013
House lawmakers from both sides of the aisle sent a letter to President Barack Obama Wednesday asserting that striking Syria without prior Congressional authorization would be unconstitutional.
As we reported Tuesday, the letter penned by Rep. Scott Rigell, R-Va., pushes the president to “receive authorization from Congress before ordering the use of U.S. military force in Syria.”
While the letter lacks signatures from top leaders — Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, wrote his own letter to Obama Wednesday afternoon — it now has 98 Republican and 18 Democratic supporters.
Read more:
http://blogs.rollcall.com/goppers/87-house-members-sign-syria-letter-to-obama/
It’s not ‘I the President,’ it’s ‘We the People of the United States,’ Kucinich says after quoting the president saying earlier on Friday: “I meant what I said, I have not made a final decision.”
Posted August 31, 2013 by Scared Monkeys
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OBAMA: ‘MY MILITARY’ LOOKING AT SYRIA OPTIONS
31 Aug 2013
President Barack Obama referred to the country’s troops as “MY MILLITARY” in Friday remarks about how the United States may respond to the alleged use of chemical weapons by the Assad regime in Syria that Obama asserted violated international norms.
“Now, I have not made a final decision about various actions that might be taken to help enforce that norm,” Obama said. “But as I’ve already said, I have had MY MILITARY and our team look at a wide range of options. We have consulted with allies. We’ve consulted with Congress. We have been in conversations with all the interested parties.”
Read more:
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Peace/2013/08/30/Obama-My-Military-Looking-at-Syria-Options