Congressman Dennis Kucinich: End The War Against Libya!

Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) is about to introduce a bill to end the war in Libya, based on the War Powers Resolution, when Congress returns on May 23, 2011. Today he made the following statement after the New York Times reported that "the Obama legal team is now trying to come up with a plausible theory for our continued participation by the United States, which does NOT violate the law." "The same legal minds which brought us the twisted logic that war against Libya did not require Congressional authorization because it was in our vital national interest,, and that it is 'not really a war' because it is a "humanitarian intervention", are now searching for a legal loophole to extend the war, said Kucinich. According to the War Powers Resolution of 1973, the President must terminate military operations within 60 days of submitting a report informing Congress of the military intervention, unless formal war is declared. The deadline for complying with this provision of the War Powers Resolution is May 20, 2011. "Instead of applying the rule of law as it was intended, the Obama 'legal team' is reportedly trying to distort the US role in Libya to justify a continuation of our involvement absent a Congressional authorization, in violation of Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution, which places the power to declare or authorize war solely with Congress!