MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> War Powers Act
> New York Times

OK, first of all, the Obama administration hardly invented the idea of an undeclared armed conflict. That doesn't make it right, but it's hardly a new thing. Perhaps you've heard of places called "Korea" and "Vietnam"?

More practically, what are we supposed to do? Obama goes to Congress and gets approval to declare war (if such a thing were possible), we declare war on Libya, and now we're bogged down on a third front in the Middle East? No sane person wants that. Or we go to the other extreme and drop all support. Sorry guys, not our fight. Khadaffi moves in and slaughters the rebels by the tens of thousands. Now the Libyans hate us (both sides), every Arab rebelling against an oppressive regime hates us, and the rest of the world thinks we're a bunch of assholes. It's literally a no-win situation. I don't know about usurping the rule of law, but I see it as the least bad compromise in an ugly situation.

> Treaty to supersede the Bill of Rights
> Washington Times

This editorial is purely speculation, it does not have a single fact in it. As far as I can tell, it's just the latest bit of the "Obama's goan take our gunzzz!!!" hysteria that has been roiling since the day he was elected. Personally, I think the whole thing is fueled, if it wasn't started by, the gun and ammo manufacturers and dealers. They play on the fears of their conservative, white base and make a killing while everyone frantically stocks up for the sweeping gun controls that are never coming.