RTAmerica on Jun 30, 2011
The US Constitution says that Congress is supposed to declare their wars and the War Powers Act effectuates that, and yet US presidents regularly violate this regulation. Congressman Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) says that the US is turning into a monarchy over the decision making involved with when they get into wars. He says there was no excuse in the Libyan operation, no imminent threat to the United States security and that there was plenty of time to negotiate the situation. Yet, he says, US President Barack Obama initiated military participation without asking Congress — it is one-man decision making and something way beyond his powers.