Well now it appears that at least one Democrat is tired of all the talk and wants to make sure that the pressure is on Obama to take some military action.
FOX News:
When Congress returns next week, Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., says he plans to introduce a bill to "ensure there's no question that the president has the legal authority he needs to use airstrikes in Syria."
Nelson said in a statement: "Let there be no doubt, we must go after ISIS right away because the U.S. is the only one that can put together a coalition to stop this group that's intent on barbaric cruelty."
Legal analysts and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle have long been at odds over what type of military action requires congressional approval -- the debate flared during the 2011 operation in Libya, and amid the threats of military action in Syria last year -- and this case is no different.
The president also has taken heat in recent days for what critics describe as a muddy approach to the Islamic State. Obama admitted last week his team does not have a strategy yet for tackling the group, also known as ISIS, in Syria.
He tried to clarify those remarks during a press conference on Wednesday -- on the heels of another American journalist's execution at ISIS hands -- and suggested the hang-up might be congressional authorization.
If this Legislation passes then the pressure will be on Obama to act. It is amazing that he has absolutely no issue in circumventing Congress on pretty much anything except in a case where he might actually have a case to do so. Even though really there is no indication that he would have to do so. Congress appears to support the use of Military action, however the President has failed to as this point provide any type of plan or timeline.
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