The Constitution is the bedrock of American democracy, it provides the republic with set of rules that govern the government, it is the document that ultimately checks the acts of politicians at all levels, enforces the government officials to act within the boundary of their power, and any political actions that deemed unconstitutional would subject to impeachment for breaching the Constitution. The american politicians regards the Constitution with upmost respect.
President Obama launched air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) on August 15, 2014, with no direct congressional input, the president justified the strikes on a high moral ground over the genocide that has been committed upon the Christians and Yazidis in ISIL; as well as safety concerns of United States personnel and facilities that are stationed in Iraq. In the letter sent by Obama to the congress addressing the legal justification of his action it reads ‘I have directed these actions, which are in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive’. ‘Obama claimed that he has legal justification to attack ISIL based on’ (President commits impeachable offence) 2001 authorisation to use military force - S.J.Res. 23 (107th) which is a law that was passed by the congress in the wake of September 11, it lays out the authority that was granted to
President Obama launched air strikes against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant(ISIL) on August 15, 2014, with no direct congressional input, the president justified the strikes on a high moral ground over the genocide that has been committed upon the Christians and Yazidis in ISIL; as well as safety concerns of United States personnel and facilities that are stationed in Iraq. In the letter sent by Obama to the congress addressing the legal justification of his action it reads ‘I have directed these actions, which are in the national security and foreign policy interests of the United States, pursuant to my constitutional authority to conduct U.S. foreign relations and as Commander in Chief and Chief Executive’. ‘Obama claimed that he has legal justification to attack ISIL based on’ (President commits impeachable offence) 2001 authorisation to use military force - S.J.Res. 23 (107th) which is a law that was passed by the congress in the wake of September 11, it lays out the authority that was granted to