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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele]BTW, Republicans are seeing more of their talking points falling apart:

http://washingtonexaminer.com/carl-levin-obama-gave-proper-notice-for-prisoner-release/article/2549247

Levin said, “Relative to the requirement that the notification be provided 30 days in advance of the transfer of detainees, the President put Congress on notice on Dec. 23, 2013, that he intended to exercise his powers as commander in chief, if necessary, ‘to act swiftly in conducting negotiations with foreign countries regarding the circumstances of detainee transfers.’”

So, the only issue on which Republicans seemed to have a legitimate case turns out to be moot.
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Let’s rewind to a year ago - at a press briefing with Jay Carney.  It is not much clearer than this.  So, what you are saying is that since the President doesn’t get his way, he will just forget about the law that HE agreed to so he can get his way.  Putting “Congress on notice” does NOT give him the authority to break the law.  
REPORTER:  “Jay, going to back to Afghanistan, the Taliban has offered to release Bowe Bergdahl in exchange for five members of the Taliban who are currently being held at Guantanamo Bay. Is this something that the administration is considering? Is this something that the president would agree to?”

OBAMA SPOKESMAN JAY CARNEY:  “What I can tell you is that the main dialogue that we support is the dialogue between Afghans — between the Taliban and the Afghan government. However, there are some issues that we would like to discuss with the Taliban directly, and this includes the safe return of Sergeant Bergdahl, who has been gone for far too long. We continue to call for and work toward his safe and immediate release. We cannot discuss all the details of our efforts, but there should be no doubt that on a daily basis we are continuing to pursue — using our military, intelligence and diplomatic tools — the effort to return him home safely. And our hearts are with the Bergdahl family. [b]With regard to the transfer of Taliban detainees from Guantanamo Bay, we have made — the United States has not made the decision to do that, though we do expect the Taliban to raise this issue in our discussion, if and when those discussions happen. As we have long said, however, we would not make any decisions about transfer of any detainees without consulting with Congress and without doing so in accordance with U.S. law.”[/b]
http://www.tpnn.com/2014/06/03/rewind-carney-promised-obama-would-notify-congress-of-terrorists-release-in-accordance-with-u-s-law/
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