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To: Isle of sanity in CA; Ragin1; Roscoe
"...can you prove the WPA passes the review of The Constitution of The United States?..."

To: Ragin1; Roscoe
Yes. It was passed by the congress (our legislative branch), signed by the President (our exectutive branch), and has not been struck down by the courts (the judicial branch). If you are correct, then it would be simple to challenge it and have it overturned. Or if the people don't agree, then congress can overturn it.

Let me sum up: the legislative branch thinks it's constitutional the executive branch thinks it's constitutional the judicial branch thinks it's constitutional the people of the united states think it's constitutional It's constitutional...
# 248 by Isle of sanity in CA
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An honest reading of the Constitution shows that the War Powers Resolution is illegal.

Congress is charged with deciding if our nation should go to war. There is no provision for delegating the power to make that decision to the Executive.

War is a legislative decision.

Our elected representatives decide if we, as a people, should go to war. It isn't a subject for ONE MAN to decide.

If Congress passed the Exodus War Powers Act, conferring the power to decide whether to go to war to citizen exodus, you would agree that they don't have the Constitutional authority to delegate that power to me.

It is illegal for Congress to GIVE that decision-making power to any man, not even if that man is the President.

258 posted on 09/15/2002 12:43:28 AM PDT by exodus
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To: exodus
An honest reading of the Constitution shows that the War Powers Resolution is illegal.

An honest reading of your post shows that you are begging the question.

261 posted on 09/15/2002 1:02:47 AM PDT by Roscoe
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To: exodus
Q:   Where in the constitution do you find a requirement for the President to seek a declaration of war from Congress prior to going to war?

A:   ???

Regards, Boot Hill

263 posted on 09/15/2002 1:10:26 AM PDT by Boot Hill
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