- Candidate Obama: "I reject the Bush Administration's claim that the President has plenary authority under the Constitution to detain U.S. citizens without charges as unlawful enemy combatants." President Obama: "I will kill American citizens such as Anwar al-Awlaki without due process." http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/candidateqa/obamaqa/? 6 comments politics
- The Boston Globe asked each of the candidates a set of very important questions concerning limits of executive (presidential) authority & U.S. constitution. Here is Barack Obama's response. http://www.boston.com/news/politics/2008/specials/candidateqa/obamaqa/ 45 comments politics
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- Joe Biden's Case That Waging War Without Congress Is an Impeachable Offense - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/08/joe-bidens-case-that-waging-war-without-congress-is-an-impeachable-offense/279160/ 1395 comments
- To defend President Obama, Harold Koh criticizes candidate Obama | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/news/opinion/glenn_greenwald/2011/06/29/koh/index.html 206 comments
- The American fear-mongering machine is about to scare us back into war again | Trevor Timm | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2014/sep/10/american-fear-mongering-war-again-isis 110 comments
- How Obama Took the Brakes Off the War Machine - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/11/how-president-obama-took-the-brakes-off-the-war-machine/382486/ 49 comments
- Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2010/04/07/assassinations_2/ 36 comments
- Obama’s Embrace of a Bush Tactic Riles Congress - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/08/09/us/politics/09signing.html?ref=politics 34 comments
- The greatest trick Obama ever pulled was convincing the world America isn't still at war | Trevor Timm | The Guardian http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/jan/06/obama-america-still-at-war-congress-illegal 27 comments
- A Resolution to Impeach Is Ready If Obama Goes to War Without Congress - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/03/a-resolution-to-impeach-is-ready-if-obama-goes-to-war-without-congress/254366/ 26 comments
- Libertarians Can Be a Significant Force for Good in U.S. Politics - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/an-opening-for-libertarians-to-be-a-significant-force-in-us-politics/375972/?single_page=true 21 comments
- Anwar al-Awlaki, a U.S. Citizen, in America’s Cross Hairs - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2013/03/10/world/middleeast/anwar-al-awlaki-a-us-citizen-in-americas-cross-hairs.html 12 comments
- Opinion: Obama, don't rush into war in Syria | CNN http://www.cnn.com/2013/08/29/opinion/paul-syria-obama/index.html 11 comments
- Obama Will Fight ISIS With George W. Bush’s Legal Theories http://www.buzzfeed.com/gregorydjohnsen/obama-will-fight-isis-with-george-w-bushs-legal-theories#28whliw 7 comments
- G.O.P. Field Has Broad Views on Executive Power - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2011/12/30/us/politics/gop-field-has-broad-views-on-executive-power.html 7 comments
- If Obama can bomb Libya, a President Palin can bomb Iran without Congress's OK - CSMonitor.com http://www.csmonitor.com/commentary/opinion/2011/0323/if-obama-can-bomb-libya-a-president-palin-can-bomb-iran-without-congress-s-ok 6 comments
- If Obama can bomb Libya, a President Palin can bomb Iran without Congress's OK - CSMonitor.com http://www.csmonitor.com/commentary/opinion/2011/0323/if-obama-can-bomb-libya-a-president-palin-can-bomb-iran-without-congress-s-ok?amp%3Bat_xt=4d8a584c50dbada1%2C0&%3Bsms_ss=reddit&cmpid=addthis_reddit 5 comments
- If Obama can bomb Libya, a President Palin can bomb Iran without Congress's OK - CSMonitor.com http://www.csmonitor.com/commentary/opinion/2011/0323/if-obama-can-bomb-libya-a-president-palin-can-bomb-iran-without-congress-s-ok?amp%3Butm_campaign=feed%3A+feeds%2Fcsm+%28christian+science+monitor+%7C+all+stories%29&%3Butm_medium=twitter 5 comments
- Obama Looks to Limit Impact of Tactic Bush Used to Sidestep New Laws - The New York Times http://www.nytimes.com/2009/03/10/us/politics/10signing.html?_r=1 4 comments
- 'The Congress Shall Have Power ... to Declare War' - The Atlantic http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2014/08/the-congress-shall-have-power-to-declare-war/379189/ 3 comments
- Confirmed: Obama authorizes assassination of U.S. citizen | Salon.com http://www.salon.com/2010/04/07/assassinations_2/singleton/ 3 comments
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