Devils Advocate;1622119 wrote:A couple of thoughts:
This trade was a dick move by Obama
And, how does congress have the authority to limit the Commander in Chief's powers by legislation?
I agree, another dick move by Dear Leader. I've heard that those close to the decision making process were thinking that getting our soldier returned would be akin to the freeing of the Iranian hostages back in '81. That blew up in their faces when the other guys in his unit told their side of the story!
I've also read how some think it could be an impeachable offense to skirt the 30-day notification period that BHO himself signed into law. But to be frank, as DA points out, it is questionable whether Congress can even make such a law limiting the powers of the Commander in Chief. Where BHO could run into some problems, impeachment-wise (highly doubtful though it is), is that releasing the terrorist from Gitmo could be construed as a high crime by providing material support to the enemy.