President Obama ordered a non-emergency military attack on a sovereign country without the authorization of Congress.
Immediately after Obama thundered Tomahawk explosives into Libya, GOP leaders should have condemned the president's unilateral order. They should have described the attack as "unconstitutional." They should have repeated Obama's own words which were directed at President George W. Bush.
In 2007, Mr. Obama accurately told the Boston Globe that, "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." By his own admission, President Obama subverted the U.S. Constitution.
Adding to the current administration's sincere view of the constitutional jurisdiction of the president are the words of Vice President Joe Biden. In 2007, Adam Leech reported that: "Presidential hopeful Delaware Sen. Joe Biden stated unequivocally that he will move to impeach President Bush if he bombs Iran without first gaining congressional approval."
In context of the Iran nuclear crisis, Biden warned that, "The president has no authority to unilaterally attack Iran and if he does, as Foreign Relations Committee chairman, I will move to impeach."
