Senator Webb Challenges Obama’s Humanitarian Interventionism
Posted on Democratic Underground by annm4peace
Thank goodness that Senator Webb and House Rep. Jones are challenging Obama’s (and Samantha Power’s) “humanitarian intervention” powers.
The irony is that the (former military official who is no dove) Senator Webb has to challenge the (non-military experienced) executive’s unbridled power to wage “preventive war” while “progressives” like Keith Ellison praise the illegal Libya war as a great example of (Samantha Power’s) theory of “humanitarian intervention”!
http://www.startribune.com/opinion/commentaries/150245825.html
Something’s orwellingly rotten in Denmark, folks!!!
Rep. Walter Jones has a House Concurrent Resolution 107, which re-asserts Congress’ sole authority to declare war, and invokes impeachment proceedings against any President who takes the country to war without first obtaining Congressional approval.
In a recent hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Panetta again confirmed that the Obama White House policy is that Congress need not be consulted before launching war.
Many consider the “Atrocity Prevention Board” a dangerous extension of the unitary executive power grab by Bush and Cheney, exceeding all of their assertions by now claiming that the U.S. has the right to launch preventive wars–a violation of the United Nations Charter.
Thank goodness that Senator Webb and House Rep. Jones are challenging Obama’s (and Samantha Power’s) “humanitarian intervention” powers.
The irony is that the (former military official who is no dove) Senator Webb has to challenge the (non-military experienced) executive’s unbridled power to wage “preventive war” while “progressives” like Keith Ellison praise the illegal Libya war as a great example of (Samantha Power’s) theory of “humanitarian intervention”!
Something’s orwellingly rotten in Denmark, folks!!!
Rep. Walter Jones has a House Concurrent Resolution 107, which re-asserts Congress’ sole authority to declare war, and invokes impeachment proceedings against any President who takes the country to war without first obtaining Congressional approval. In a recent hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Panetta again confirmed that the Obama White House policy is that Congress need not be consulted before launching war.
Many consider the “Atrocity Prevention Board” a dangerous extension of the unitary executive power grab by Bush and Cheney, exceeding all of their assertions by now claiming that the U.S. has the right to launch preventive wars–a violation of the United Nations Charter.
Comments from Coleen Rowley:
The irony is that the (former military official) Senator has to challenge the (non-military experienced) executive’s unbridled power to wage “preventive war” while “progressives” like Keith Ellison praise the illegal Libya war as a great example of Samantha Power’s “humanitarian intervention”!
Something’s orwellingly rotten in Denmark, folks!!! I just got the following e-mail. Coleen R.
The critical backdrop to Senator Webb’s legislation (see his office press release and statement below) is that President Obama, in August 2011, signed Presidential Study Directive 10 (PSD-10), establishing the Atrocities Prevention Board, to bypass the U.S. Constitution and assert unitary executive authority to launch preventive wars, justified by humanitarian interventionism. He created an Atrocities Prevention Board, to set the criterion for U.S. launching of preventive wars–without seeking Congressional authorization under Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 11 of the U.S. Constitution.
Two weeks ago, the President spoke at the Holocaust Museum and announced the launching of the Atrocities Prevention Board and appointed Samantha Power as its head. She is a George Soros ally and a radical proponent of the “R2P” doctrine (“Responsibility to Protect”). The Board claims broad powers to launch preventive military action, without consulting with Congress.
Though largely below the radar screen, this dangerous extension of the Carl Schmitt idea of absolute power of the sovereign, has been noted by some people in Congress, as reflected below in Sen. Webb’s action, and in Rep. Walter Jones’ House Concurrent Resolution 107, which re-asserts Congress’ sole authority to declare war, and invokes impeachment proceedings against any President who takes the country to war without first obtaining Congressional approval.
In a recent hearing of the House Armed Services Committee, Defense Secretary Panetta again confirmed that the Obama White House policy is that Congress need not be consulted before launching war.
This is a very dangerous extension of the unitary executive power grab by Bush and Cheney, exceeding all of their assertions by now claiming that the U.S. has the right to launch preventive wars–a violation of the United Nations Charter.