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To: SiouxPal who wrote (241682)	9/1/2013 9:44:39 AM
From: Wharf Rat	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 362292

Senator Obama would impeach President Obama Joined by Biden, Hillary in condemnation of commander-in-chiefNEW YORK – Based on their firm declarations as members of the U.S Senate, Barack Obama would be among the first to call for the impeachment of President Barack H. Obama, with the concurrence and enthusiastic support of Joe Biden and Hillary Clinton, should Obama attack Syria without congressional authorization. With the Parliament’s decision to give a red light to Britain’s participation in military action against the Assad regime in Syria, the Obama administration must either go ahead unilaterally or back down, exposing Obama and Secretary of State John Kerry to international ridicule for a rush-to-judgment accusing Assad of “a cowardly crime” and “a moral obscenity” on murky evidence. As WND reported, President Obama Saturday pledged to await congressional approval before launching a military strike on Syria, but also insisted he had the authority to attack with or without such approval. As he walked away after the speech, a shouting reporter asked if he would still launch the attack should Congress deny authorization, but Obama refused to answer. On Dec. 20, 2007, then-Sen. Obama was asked by the Boston Globe whether President George W. Bush had the constitutional authority to bomb Iran without specific authorization from Congress. Obama answered: 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. As commander in chief, the president does have a duty to protect and defend the United States. In instances of self-defense, the President would be within his constitutional authority to act before advising Congress or seeking its consent. History has shown us time and again, however, that military action is most successful when it is authorized and supported by the Legislative branch. It is always preferable to have the informed consent of Congress prior to any military action. Obama specified he had then introduced Senate Joint Resolution 23, stating in part that “any offensive military action taken by the United States against Iran must be explicitly authorized by Congress.” In other words, unless President Obama can show that the Assad regime authorized a chemical attack and that the use of chemical weapons represented a direct threat to the defense of the United States, then former Sen. Obama apparently would have been willing to support an impeachment resolution in the House against the current president. In 2007, on the Chris Matthews MSNBC show “Hardball,” then-Sen. Joe Biden said in unequivocal terms that President George W. Bush should be impeached if he dared authorize a unilateral military attack on Iran.... Read more at http://www.wnd.com/2013/08/senator-obama-would-impeach-president-obama/#h6e11aOWDQvOl7ig.99