If President Obama had consulted Congress, as our Constitution requires him to do, perhaps we could have debated these questions before hastily involving ourselves in yet another Middle Eastern conflict. While the President is the commander of our armed forces, he is not a king. He may involve those forces in military conflict only when authorized by Congress or in response to an imminent threat. Neither was the case here.


3/28/11 - Sen. Rand Paul Responds to President Obama's Address, YouTube, 28 March 2011, retrieved on 2011-03-31

3/28/11 - Sen. Rand Paul Responds to President Obama's Address

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If President Obama had consulted Congress, as our Constitution requires him to do, perhaps we could have debated these questions before hastily...

If President Obama had consulted Congress, as our Constitution requires him to do, perhaps we could have debated these questions before hastily...

If President Obama had consulted Congress, as our Constitution requires him to do, perhaps we could have debated these questions before hastily...

If President Obama had consulted Congress, as our Constitution requires him to do, perhaps we could have debated these questions before hastily...