Libya War
US lawmakers file suit against Obama Barack Obama |
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US lawmakers filed suit against President Barack Obama yesterday, saying US military operations in Libya are "illegal" because they do not have congressional approval.
Democrat Dennis Kucinich of Ohio and nine other members of the House of Representatives signed the lawsuit challenging what they described as Obama's circumvention of Congress in authorising the use of military force in a protracted effort to oust longtime Libyan ruler Muammar Gaddafi.
The US Constitution stipulates that only Congress has the right to declare war.
The suit "challenges policy that any president can take the US to war unilaterally," said the lawmakers, who included Republicans Walter Jones of North Carolina and Ron Paul of Texas.
Earlier President Barack Obama's top critic in the US Congress, Republican US House Speaker John Boehner, warned him over the issue.
In a letter made public by his office, Boehner also gave Obama until Friday to share his legal justification for not seeking explicit congressional approval.
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