House Rebukes President Obama For Military Action In Libya

Update on yesterday's story Speaker Boehner Responds To President Obama's Failure To Obtain Congressional authorization For Use of Military in Libya - President Obama who goes around the country rebuking Americans, their elected officials, and the former administration was himself rebuked today by the US House. By a vote of 268-145, the resolution by Speaker John Boehner (R-OH) was past; 45 Democrats joining 223 Republicans in rebuking Democrat President Obama. The Washington Post said, "he House harshly scolded President Barack Obama on Friday for launching U.S. military forces against Libya without congressional approval, fiercely disputing constitutional powers and flashing bipartisan frustration over a nearly three-month-old conflict with no end in sight. . . .

Over White House objections, the House did adopt a resolution chastising Obama for failing to provide a “compelling rationale” for the Libyan mission and demanding answers in the next 14 days on the operation’s objective, its costs and its impact on the nation’s two other wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The resolution, though non-binding, says U.S. ground forces must not be used in the conflict except to rescue an American service member."

White House spokesperson Josh Earnest who needs to read a copy of the Constitution responded, “It is the view of this administration that we’ve acted in accordance with the war powers act because of these regular consultations,”

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