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>> the answer is yes but times have changed also. ive never been a great big fan of the war powers act because i think its very, very difficult to understand. so i think in the solemnity of some of the things we do here, when were talking about men and women being sent into battle, it is pretty solemn and we have to have another discussion about can we improve the war powers act. i think it certainly needs improvement. >> the discussion about war powers, about how much we use war and why. about ...

Need to have one. >> do you think that the overall concept of the war powers act, resolution, is obsolete? do presidents in effect have the ability to wage war without deep consultation with congress? has that eroded over time? >> the answer is yes but times have changed also. ive never been a great big fan of the war powers act because i think its very, very difficult to understand. so i think in the solemnity of some of the things we do here, when were talking about men and women being sent in...

Our war powers as a country, finally, then, boy, that would be a really big deal for us and who we have become as a country in this past generation. today the u.s. military announced that in southern afghanistan in the district about 12 miles from the border with pakistan eight american troops were killed by a pair of bombs for which the taliban claimed responsibility. two afghan police officers were also killed yet another american was killed in a separate helicopter crash in afghanistan today....

Resolution, is obsolete? do presidents in effect have the ability to wage war without deep consultation with congress? has that eroded over time? >> the answer is yes but times have changed also. ive never been a great big fan of the war powers act because i think its very, very difficult to understand. so i think in the solemnity of some of the things we do here, when were talking about men and women being sent into battle, it is pretty solemn and we have to have another discussion about can we...

Ports. nato forces say they have significantly weakened khadafy both by land and sea now and they are hoping the rebels will be able to push further west to secure that part of the country. >> heather: reena ninan reporting from benghazi, libya. >> gregg: new response from the republicans in the back and forth over libya. some lawmakers say the president must get congressional approval under the war powers acted to keep up the u.s. military presence but the president doesnt agree. molly henneber...

Signaled he would sign the deal that would grant him immunity from prosecution if he steps down within 30 days. >> gregg: its been more than 60 days since the united states announced its involvement in libya and now lawmakers are demanding answers from president obama concerning the war powers. the chairman of the house armed services committee, firing off a letter to the white house calling on the president to justify u.s. military presence in libya and underscoring that deadline. molly hennebe...

Conflict after 60 days after seeking congressial authorization. the 60 days would be up next friday. antiwar democrat dennis kucinich says when congress returns from a constituent workweek, lawmakers will be able to weigh in. >> the president like him or not violated the constitution. by taking us in a war without congress. we are able to have vote on it. >> tom mcclintock is also demanding a congressional vote and says politics has nothing to do with it. >> this is not liberal versus conservati...

Would be a way of formalizing that consultation in a way that would do more justice than the way he said it tonight. >> if the l administration who could say i told them not to do this, i think we would have heard from them by now. >> exactly. thats why you are hearing from the tiny libertarian caucus of the republican party in the house, and the actual liberals among the democrats in the house as well, those are the people loudest on this, youre right. >> the congress has, over time, delegating...

So i could talk about this. >> i laugh almost every time i hear something about donald trump, but im getting concerned about has trump now crossed the line of the joke into something very serious here. i want you to listen to what bill maher said about the whole birther issue. lets listen to bill. >> if 51% think he was not born in america, i dont know where else that is coming from except race. what more could this man do to be the perfect family man. i mean, theres nothing about this man that ...

Presidency. you look at the way congress tried to stop bill clinton going into the balance cans the way they did, his action without consulting congress was upheld as appropriate under the war powers act. a president would have to cut new ground, do something like barack obama promised as a candidate he would do, which is to say no, i believe in defining presidential authority to wage war in a way that is more explicit, and therefore more constricted. he has not done that. he is acting consisten...