Obama's Unprecedented War Powers Claims

The power to declare war is reserved to Congress. President Obama has stretched his office's narrow ability to engage in hostilities beyond every past president. The Cato Institute's Gene Healy, John Samples and Christopher A. Preble evaluate the President's unprecedented war power claims.

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siftbotsays...

Self promoting this video and sending it back into the queue for one more try; last queued Monday, June 27th, 2011 9:52am PDT - promote requested by original submitter blankfist.

bareboards2says...

Okay, this is a pure example of racism.

http://videosift.com/video/Crime-Fighting-Mom-Chases-After-Beer-Thieves

Big discussion there about the subtle racism in our society. @chilaxe and @longde, here it is.

Whether Forgedreality means it or not -- the message is clear -- if one black person screws up, all black people must bear the burden of that one person's actions.

This. Is. Fucked. Up.


>> ^ForgedReality:

First and last black president ever.

longdesays...

I don't know what the man's race has to do with the policy; but as long as his opposition keeps tendering characters that are many times more trigger-happy, unstable, and mendacious, he and any other rational, cool-headed person of color will have a decent shot at the job.

>> ^ForgedReality:
First and last black president ever.

longdesays...

I thought our engagement was supporting our NATO allies with fuel and such, and sending in unmanned drones to do reconnisance and bombing. Does that rise to the level of a war? We must be at war with half the planet, then.

mkknyrsays...

>> ^longde:

I thought our engagement was supporting our NATO allies with fuel and such, and sending in unmanned drones to do reconnisance and bombing. Does that rise to the level of a war? We must be at war with half the planet, then.


Yes, we must be...

enochsays...

this all began under bush and one of my biggest hopes was that Obama would recind that abomination of extended presidential powers.
that whole "hope for change" deal.
instead the Obama admin has not only continued the bush doctrine but expanded it!


jesus wept.

blankfistsays...

>> ^enoch:

this all began under bush and one of my biggest hopes was that Obama would recind that abomination of extended presidential powers.
that whole "hope for change" deal.
instead the Obama admin has not only continued the bush doctrine but expanded it!

jesus wept.


It's the end of the two party system. We have one party now.

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