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To: NormsRevenge

The only way to force the President to do anything in regards to the military would be to change the Constitution. We already have the War Powers Act long ignored by Presidents of both parties.


3 posted on 07/08/2008 11:45:35 AM PDT by Patrick1
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To: Patrick1
The only way to force the President to do anything in regards to the military would be to change the Constitution

That's the long-term goal.

We already have the War Powers Act long ignored by Presidents of both parties.

Rightly so.

Congress has the Power of the Purse. If they really, really, really don't want a war they can refuse to fund it.

L

5 posted on 07/08/2008 11:48:05 AM PDT by Lurker (Islam is an insane death cult. Any other aspects are PR, to get them within throat-cutting range.)
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