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NEWS AND VIEWS THAT IMPACT LIMITED CONSTITUTIONAL GOVERNMENT

"There is danger from all men. The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with
power to endanger the public liberty." - - - - John Adams

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Obama Goes to War Again




The God-King Obama goes to war against Syria
  • The Constitutional requirement of a Declaration of War is ignored.
  • An un-declared war against Syria, like Libya, is an impeachable offence.
  • Neither party gives a damn.


All hail the Imperial Presidency.  Those Founding Fathers are so outdated.
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Reuters reports that Comrade Barack Obama has signed a secret order authorizing U.S. support for rebels seeking to overthrow the Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and his government.

Obama's order, approved earlier this year and known as an intelligence "finding," broadly permits the CIA and other U.S. agencies to provide support that could help the rebels oust Assad.  The full extent of clandestine support that agencies like the CIA might be providing also is unclear.
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A U.S. government source acknowledged that under provisions of the presidential finding, the United States was collaborating with a secret command center operated by Turkey and its allies.




Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham have urged the U.S. government become directly involved in arming Assad's opponents and the overthrow of the government of Syria without a declaration of war as required by the Constitution.

Last week, Reuters reported that, along with Saudi Arabia and Qatar, Turkey had established a secret base near the Syrian border to help direct vital military and communications support to Assad's opponents.

NBC News reported that the Free Syrian Army had obtained nearly two dozen surface-to-air missiles, weapons that could be used against Assad's helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft. Syrian government armed forces have employed such air power more extensively in recent days.

NBC said the shoulder-fired missiles, also known as MANPADs, had been delivered to the rebels via Turkey.    (Reuters News)

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Constitution!  What Constitution?


Neither party gives a damn about the Founding Fathers and the Constitution.  It is all about giving more and more raw power to an Imperial President.

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