War Powers Act

[Root]

Can someone explain how the War Powers act allows the President to start a war?

[LibertyEagle]

The Constitution clearly states that it is Congress that has the power to declare war, not the president. The War Powers Act also clearly states that U.S. forces are to engage in hostilities only if the circumstances are “pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”

Absent these criteria, the president has no authority to declare war.

Even if the president believes he has such authority, the War Powers Act goes on to require the president to seek congressional approval within 60 days of conflict.

No president is above the law or above the Constitution.

Our Founding Fathers were quite concerned about giving the power to declare war to the executive. They were quite concerned that the executive could rule like a king.
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/303298/opposing-unconstitutional-wars-sen-rand-paul

[Peace Piper]

Can someone explain how the War Powers act allows the President to start a war?

See: Libya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_domestic_reactions_to_the_2011_military_interve ntion_in_Libya#Political_institutions

Regardless of what most (R)'s say, they are for it. They are just miffed it's not Romney calling for a "no fly zone"

No rules apply to anyone in DC anymore. It's in everyone's face now. Has been for some time, it's just an ugly truth. Easy to think about something else.

[Root]

See: Libya

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_domestic_reactions_to_the_2011_military_interve ntion_in_Libya#Political_institutions

Regardless of what most (R)'s say, they are for it. They are just miffed it's not Romney calling for a "no fly zone"

No rules apply to anyone in DC anymore. It's in everyone's face now. Has been for some time, it's just an ugly truth. Easy to think about something else.

+rep. I guess there's no real point in justification anymore. Warmonger is gonna warmonger. Sigh...

[Tod]

I just wish someone would start impeachment proceedings already. :mad:

[DamianTV]

Wait, the War Powers Act was created by our Founding Fathers as a means of restricting the Power to Declare War to a plurality of Representatives of the People, and not put that Very Dangerous Power into the hands of One Man? Well its just some words on (Hemp) Paper.

Unaccountable Authority

[mrsat_98]

Everything the president had done or does with relation to the alleged national emergency was hereby approved and confirmed a long time ago.