 ccrp poll military strikes on syria   you can now comment on stories and polls let us know how you feel about the issues new poll overview us military preparations are underway for a limited twoday surgical strike aimed at punishing syrian president bashar alassad for his alleged use of chemical weapons that killed an estimated 1300 people the attack would probably last no more than two days and involve sealaunched cruise missiles striking military targets not directly related to syria s chemical weapons arsenal the launch would be dependent upon three factors 1 determining that assad s regime was culpable in those attacks 2 consultation with us allies and with congress 3 determination that such an attack could be justified under international law house speaker john boehner has not had any consultations with any of the senior officials planning the launch and under article i section 8 of the constitution states that only congress shall have power to declare war house speaker john boehner wants the president to explain his actions beforehand and consul with congress before acting more than just to congress the president has an obligation to the american people to explain the rationale for the course of action he chooses why it s critical to our national security and what the broader strategy is white house spokesman carney stated that consulting with congress does not mean having congress authorize something other potential complications include 1 hitting the chemical plants directly could easily unleash clouds of poisonous gas that could kill more civilians than the original attacks 2 try to maintain the functions of the state in order to avoid a power vacuum that would boost the alqaedalinked rebels and possibly allow them to get their hands on chemical weapons 3 enraging assad so that he might elevate his attack on his own people 4 currently only 9 percent of americans actually support a us military intervention in syria new poll question should president obama order surgical military strikes on syria yes no undecided to vote in this poll click on this link should president obama order surgical military strikes on syria   to enter your comments click on add new comment after you vote previous poll question should all of the members of michigan s gop congressional delegation in the us house vote to defund obamacare yes 75 43 votes no 18 10 votes undecided 7 4 votes total votes 57 two comments were made on this poll comment 1 obamacare it seems odd that the people who didn t vote for the defunding are in leadership positions what s in it for them are they protecting their self interests and their positions we the people elected them to vote what is best for their constituents and they are not doing that in many ways i am extremely disappointed in camp rogers upton and miller if they want to stop the destruction of our republic they need to get on board and do everything they can to stop the single most damaging federal program that was ever devised it s time to elect people who will stand up for the constitution and what this country was founded upon that s why we hold primaries if people would only wake up and see what our elected officials are doing to us comment 2 obamacare funding vote i am not at all a fan of pres obama or his care but the premise of all is ignorant and disrespectful to the wishes of the constituents in each legislator s district each elected official must listen to and act on beheld of the greatest public good for all the people in their district so any legislator is first responsible sadly i can tell you first hand that this does not seem to occur in the case of ours   all emails addresses  