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To: CIB-173RDABN
WE are not at war. President Bush is at war.

To: exodus
Congress gave President Bush the authority to take what ever action he saw fit to deal with these terrorist. That is all the Consitutional authority the President requires. You are reduced to playing word games. A state of war can exist, even without the Congress formally declaring it.
# 103 by CIB-173RDABN

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The words I am "playing" with are the written words of our Constitution.

Congress declares war, not the President.

The Executive is charged with the enforcement of law. Law to be valid must be based upon the Constitution. Law enforcement not based based upon the Constitution is tryanny.

It's not a game.

106 posted on 09/14/2002 10:59:30 AM PDT by exodus
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To: exodus
Congress declares war, not the President.

As far as I know, the consitution is silent on the wording of a declartation of war. So when congress passed a resolution giving President Bush authority to use military force get the terrorist, you could say congress in fact declared war. And so I will say it, Congress did in fact declare war.

So there...

108 posted on 09/14/2002 11:09:59 AM PDT by CIB-173RDABN
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