U.S. Army Captain Is Suing Obama Over Legality Of The War Against ISIS

JD Fri, 05/06/2016 - 10:34
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A U.S. Army captain has filed a lawsuit against President Obama over the legality of the war against ISIS in Iraq and Syria.

Capt. Nathan Michael Smith, 28, who is currently on active duty in Kuwait, filed the lawsuit Wednesday in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. He argues that the war is illegal because it lacks congressional authorization.

He says the ongoing military action violates the 1973 War Powers Act. "Under the War Powers Act, every time [a president] notifies leaders of military strikes, his power to carry them out without congressional approval extends another 60 days," as NPR's David Welna has reported.

http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/05/05/476871160/u-s-army-cap...

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The Pen
05/07/2016 - 02:45

The Constitution is dead! Was Congress declaring war through it's constituencies? NO! Simple! Direct! ILLEGAL!

Patriots Unite!

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05/06/2016 - 20:57

The War Powers Act which is ILLEGAL per the Constitution has been used to avoid having to get Congressional approval.

All wars since WWII have been conducted illegally.

And the deaths and maiming of every American military personal is on the president who was in power at the time.

"We have allowed our nation to be over-taxed and over-regulated and overrun by bureaucrats - the founders would be ashamed." -Ron Paul

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