More than 50 House Democrats also want Syria strike resolution

[jakeXT]

There appears to be notable bipartisan support for a formal congressional resolution authorizing a U.S. military strike on Syria, now that more than 50 House Democrats have signed a letter calling on President Obama to ask lawmakers for a sign-off.

The letter, written by Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), warns that ongoing human rights violations in Syria “should not draw us into an unwise war — especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements.”

The letter also calls on the Obama administration to work with the U.N. Security Council “to build international consensus” condemning the alleged use of chemical weapons.

Lee’s letter has at least 52 co-signers, meaning that her letter, along with a similar letter drafted by Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.) that has more than 110 cosigners from both parties, have been endorsed by more than 170 lawmakers — about 40 percent of the House.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/post-politics/wp/2013/08/29/more-than-50-house-democrats-also-want-syria-strike-resolution/?Post+generic=%3Ftid%3Dsm_twitter_washingtonpost

[Faryn Balyncd]

5. Perhaps he will decide to follow the Constitution, and the will of the people.

"Your job is to hold my feet to the fire. . . So, you need to be out there everyday raising these issues, telling us when we’re doing the right or wrong thing. . . My role is to be President of the United States. . . "

http://www.stanforddaily.com/2011/12/01/a-foot-in-two-worlds/






“The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an actual or imminent threat to the nation.”

Senator Barack Obama, 12-20-2007
http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/CandidateQA/ObamaQA/



"The reason that you have this principle is not to be soft on terrorism. It's because that's who we are. That's what we're protecting. . . Don't mock the Constitution. Don't make fun of it. Don't suggest that it's not American to abide by what the founding fathers set up. It's worked pretty well for over 200 years."

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/44/2008/09/obama-to-palin-dont-mock-the-c.html

I think President Obama is strong enough to correct a mistaken course.

[Faryn Balyncd]

2. Barbara Lee is an American treasure....There is hope.

[Blue Owl]

3. Sellouts

Blood money trumps peace, mo-fo's...

[Faryn Balyncd]

6. (MISLEADING headline.) The letters demand NO strike without Congressional approval. Barbara Lee is

... NOT calling for war, but trying to STOP unauthorized military action.

The letter specifically states, “While the ongoing human rights violations are horrific, they should not draw us into an unwise war — especially without adhering to our constitutional requirements.”

Here is the text of the letter:

http://lee.house.gov/sites/lee.house.gov/files/Lee%20Letter%20to%20President%20Obama_Syria.pdf

[Laelth]

4. Good. The President needs cover from the left to keep his options open. k&r n/t

-Laelth

[HooptieWagon]

7. Another DU post had the number of signees at 300.

So the 170 figure may be out of date.

[Benton D Struckcheon]

8. Congress can get back to DC anytime,

to debate this thing and pass/fail an AUMF, and not so incidentally make it clear just who has what power in the Constitution.
They do have both of those powers, but any executive, including Obama, will grab whatever power Congress doesn't use.
The ball is in their court, not Obama's. They can and should do a lot more than just sign a headline-grabbing letter.

[Warren Stupidity]

9. As I've learned here, these Democrats suffer from"ODS".

[davidpdx]

10. Anyone know, would it be both the House and the Senate?

If so, I think there is a possibility of a split vote among the two.