{"id":4790,"date":"2008-02-12T09:54:18","date_gmt":"2008-02-12T15:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/impeach_bush_blog\/?p=4790"},"modified":"2017-05-21T15:13:19","modified_gmt":"2017-05-21T21:13:19","slug":"sen-jim-webb-d-va-suggests-legal-action-against-bush-on-iraq","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/2008\/02\/sen-jim-webb-d-va-suggests-legal-action-against-bush-on-iraq\/","title":{"rendered":"Sen. Jim Webb Suggests Legal Action Against Bush On Iraq"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a class=\"imagelink\"  href=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/jimwebb.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" style='float: left; margin: 0px 15px 15px 0px; width: 250px;' src=\"https:\/\/impeachforpeace.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/02\/jimwebb.thumbnail.jpg\" align=\"left\" \/><\/a>By Sam Stein, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/02\/11\/webb-suggests-legal-actio_n_86128.html\" rel=\"nofollow\">Huffington Post<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Sen. Jim Webb (D-VA) thinks legal action against the Bush administration may be needed if the president pursues a long-term military presence in Iraq without Congress&#8217; approval.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m not convinced we don&#8217;t need to have a lawsuit ready,&#8221; Webb told the Huffington Post. &#8220;This is a classic separation of powers issue. I started to talk to people about this today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In recent days the administration has seemingly backed away from attempting to secure extended military-to-military relationship with the Iraqi government to replace a current U.N. Mandate. Webb and others &#8212; most notably Rep. Rosa DeLauro and Sen. Hillary Clinton &#8212; have pushed legislation that would restrict federal money for any such agreement unless it came in the form of a congressional treaty. And while a victory on that front seems within grasp, the possibility still exists, Webb warned, for the administration to ultimately circumvent congressional input.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They are characterizing this as within the authority of the Executive Branch. They will wait to August when everyone is at the conventions, and leave it on our doorstep,&#8221; said the Virginia Democrat. &#8220;If the Senate hasn&#8217;t acted by then, they are going to announce an agreement between the Executive Branch and Iraq.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2008\/02\/11\/webb-suggests-legal-actio_n_86128.html\">(Original Article)<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Sam Stein, Huffington Post Sen. 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