116 Lawmakers Say President Must Seek Congressional Approval for Syria Strike
Don't count on the president obliging
More than 100 House lawmakers — at least 98 Republicans and 18 Democrats — have signed on to a letter formally requesting that President Obama seek congressional approval for any military response to the use of chemical weapons in Syria.
The letter, first written by Rep. Scott Rigell (R-Va.), suggests that failure to seek congressional authorization for military strikes would be unconstitutional.
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Why not just impeach the man and be done with it? He committed high crimes (murder, conspiracy against rights, etc) the first time he authorized a drone strike on a US citizen, what more is there to consider?