Rand Paul: “You went to war in Libya without congressional authority. You have now…”

On the recordDecember 8, 2014

You went to war in Libya without congressional authority. You have now been at war for 5 months without constitutional or congressional authority.

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Accusing the administration of engaging in military action without proper authorization.

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Rand Paul: “You went to war in Libya without congressional authority. You have now been at war for 5 months without constitutional…”