IMPEACHMENT UPDATE

IV
112 TH CONGRESS
2D SESSION
H. CON. RES.  107
Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive military force
by a President without prior and clear authorization of an Act of Con-gress constitutes an impeachable high crime and misdemeanor under
article II, section 4 of the Constitution.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MARCH 7, 2012
Mr. JONES submitted the following concurrent resolution; which was referred
to the Committee on the Judiciary

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of Congress that the use of offensive
military force by a President without prior and clear
authorization of an Act of Congress constitutes an im-peachable high crime and misdemeanor under article II,
section 4 of the Constitution.

Whereas the cornerstone of the Republic is honoring
Congress’s exclusive power to declare war under article I,
section 8, clause 11 of the Constitution:

Now, therefore,be it
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate  1
concurring), That it is the sense of Congress that, except  2
in response to an actual or imminent attack against the  3
territory of the United States, the use of offensive military  4

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force by a President without prior and clear authorization  1
of an Act of Congress violates Congress’s exclusive power  2
to declare war under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the  3
Constitution and therefore constitutes an impeachable  4
high crime and misdemeanor under article II, section 4  5
of the Constitution.  6
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