Is it Time for Congress to Cut Funding for Our Libyan Adventure?

 

CNSNews.com: Rep. Tom Rooney Recommends Cutting Funding Of The Military Operation In Libya:

Rep. Tom Rooney (R-FL) Recommends Cutting Funding Of The Military Operation In Libya

At StrategyPage.com, Austin Bay chides the president for a missed opportunity:

President Barack Obama has violated the 1973 War Powers Resolution.

That is a good thing. The War Powers Resolution was constitutionally dubious when it was passed -- by a Democratic Party-controlled Congress intent on obstructing the powers of a Republican president.

Instead of taking a principled stance against a questionable law, however, President Obama chose to mask his violation with cleverness -- a corrosive, shallow cleverness smacking of the worst in partisan skullduggery.

Too bad. Tackling the War Powers Act would have strengthened the presidency as an institution and reinforced Obama's moral authority.

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