Wow. Basically we have the president telling Congress, which constitutionally has the power to declare war, to go pound sand because, hey, the president likes the idea of military action. And whose opinion matters more, really?

How much of a snub to the United States Constitution is this development? Even Democrats in the House — the same people who blessed ObamaCare — are pissed.

They said one dynamic was very clear: The administration doesn’t much care what Congress thinks about the actions it’s taken so far.

Challenged on whether Obama overstepped his constitutional authority in attacking Libya without congressional approval, Clinton told lawmakers that White House lawyers were OK with it and that Obama has no plans to seek an endorsement from Congress, attendees told POLITICO…

“If they didn’t need congressional authorization here in these circumstances, can you tell me under what circumstances you’d ever need congressional authorization if we’re going into a war? Nobody answered [that] question,” said Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.). “The administration and its lawyers believed they had the authority under the War Powers Act.”…

Without a vote, it’s impossible to tell whether a majority of members would support more intense action in Libya, but it’s clear the administration has done little to assuage its critics. Lawmakers expressed skepticism that they’d even be consulted if the administration were to take such action.

“Now he wants people like me to support him,” said one moderate Democrat. “Quite frankly, I can’t.”

Not only is Obama ignoring the Constitution, but he’s ignoring the famous War Powers Resolution, which requires him to receive the approval of Congress within sixty days for military action.

Say what you want about George W. Bush, but the man received congressional approval for action against both Iraq and Afghanistan. Obama has consulted the Arab League, United Nations, France — everyone but the people who really matter: The duly-elected representatives of the American people.

Update: Yeah, I know the remark came from Clinton. But guess what? She speaks for the administration. And unless she’s repudiated by her boss, she speaks for him, too. She didn’t decide unilaterally to talk to lawmakers. She was sent by the administration to do so. She was Obama’s voice at the meeting. That’s how it works.