White House brushes off House Libya resolution, unlikely to send formal response to questions

Source: Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The White House brushed off congressional demands for a detailed report outlining U.S. objectives in Libya, a move likely to stoke further anger on Capitol Hill over President Barack Obama’s decision not to seek lawmakers’ consent for the military operation.

White House spokesman Jay Carney said Monday that administration officials were already answering questions about Libya in briefings on Capitol Hill. A House resolution calling on Obama to provide more detailed answers was “unhelpful,” Carney added, suggesting that the administration has no plans to formally respond within the 14-day window outlined in the measure.

However, the spokesman said the White House could continue to hold regular consultations with Congress on Libya.

“To the extent that within those consultations there are questions asked that we can answer, we will answer,” Carney said.

Read more: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/white-house-congress-has-right-to-ask-libya-questions-administration-obliged-to-answer/2011/06/06/AG5CGQKH_story.html

I think nothing Obama wanted would get done until he started abiding by the Constitution.

because neither party represents us.

If the corporations tell Congress to jump, Congress asks how high.

but WTF does that have to do with the President starting a war and suggesting that Congressional support is merely incidental?

if Congress wasn't bought and owned by the big corporations as he was.

The United States of the Corporation, by the Corporation and for the Corporation!

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This should qualify under the doctrine of "close enough" that allows the Executive to do whatever it wants. It has worked so well at Guantanamo and Bagram, and we actually saw most people applauding the doctrine in the execution of Osama bin Laden (and damn those Europeans for showing us up with Ratko Mladic). I don't know why Congress is all jazzed now about "close enough" when it comes to Libya.

By the UN Participation Act, the President may ONLY send troops to respond to a call-up after both houses of Congress authorize it.

By the War Powers Resolution, the President may only introduce armed forces into hostilities or areas where hostilities are to be expected pursuant to a declaration of war, Congressional authorization or if we're attacked.

That's it.

As a constitutional scholar, he should know better.

This man risks us all by defying US law.

Both Bushs' nominated clowns to the Supreme Court. Then Obama let Bush's political appointees remain at the DOJ. In other words, this nation is a free for all. Person with biggest guns and criminal friends, wins.