With the biggest current event being the attacks on Syria, Professor Smith introduced me to an interesting article that speaks about what is going on. Never would I have thought that the actions of our commander and chief would be illegal and go against his constitutional rights. My interest in this topic initially started when I spoke to Professor Smith about how he felt the U.S was reacting to the beheading of our citizens. Prior to speaking with him, I never thought of the U.S as a country that would commit crimes that relate so much to terrorism. Now with us bombing Syria, it just makes it look even worse. So far, the U.S has reported 10 innocent civilian deaths within Syria. We, as a country, are taking the lives of innocent people because we feel as though we can. The biggest problem with this situation is how it was brought about. President Obama used the approval for the attack on Al Qaeda after the attacks on 9/11 to launch this act of war against ISIS. The approval that he used is over a decade old and was only intended to act upon those who were part of the attacks on 9/11. ISIS did not even exist at the time of 9/11.  Therefore, the act of war that President Obama activated is illegal and could lead Congress to impeach him.

http://www.nytimes.com/2014/09/12/opinion/obamas-betrayal-of-the-constitution.html?_r=0