WASHINGTON –(ENEWSPF)—February 11, 2015. The Obama administration sent proposed legislation authorizing the use of military force against ISIS to Congress today. The administration has been conducting airstrikes against ISIS since August 8, 2014, but Congress has not yet voted on whether to authorize the campaign.
Chris Anders, senior legislative counsel with the American Civil Liberties Union, had this reaction:
Among Congress’s constitutional authorities, there is none more important than the authority to declare war. While…
