Rand Paul says ISIL action illegal

[JimH52]

Rand Paul ISIS war is illegal - CNN.com

Why didn't he insist before the election that there needed to be a vote...Oh year....

 

[JWBooth]

Illegal? Since when has that ever mattered?
Immoral? Always.

 

[JimH52]

Illegal? Since when has that ever mattered?
Immoral? Always.

Amen Brother....

 

[Kevin_Kennedy]

How would insisting on it before the election have hurt Rand? He wasn't running, and it would've been one more thing for him to bash Obama and the Democrats with. Regardless, the answer is in Rand's op-ed.

Yale Professor Bruce Ackerman puts it succinctly: “The war against the Islamic State is now illegal. The War Powers Resolution of 1973 gave President Obama 60 days to gain consent from Congress and required him to end ‘hostilities’ within 30 days if he failed to do so. This 90-day clock expired this week.” And yet, there’s been no consent, and no end to the fighting.

Obama s ISIS War Is Illegal - The Daily Beast

 

[Kosh]

Funny Obama conducts illegal wars and the far left is silent..

Where all those anti-war far lefties from 2003 - 2009?

 

[tinydancer]

Obama has not acted within the Constitution.

The War Powers Act allows the President to act militarily for 60 days before seeking congressional authorization, after which he has 30 days to seek authorization or end the action. That 90-day window has now passed

Rand Paul Calls ISIS War Illegal Urges Congress To Reclaim Power The Daily Caller