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To: exodus
Forget it. Some liberals already tried to claim that Congress hadn't specifically declared war but lost in court because a couple of days after the election, they DID autorize the president to use military action agains Iraq. The court ruled correctly that Congress did indeed issue a defacto declaration of war.

BTW, Ron Paul tried the same thing against x42 and lost because Congress voted to give x42 the money he specifically asked for to persue his private little war in Kosovo.
7 posted on 03/01/2003 3:30:12 PM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Even if the government took all your earnings, you wouldn’t be, in its eyes, a slave.)
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Some liberals already tried to claim that Congress hadn't specifically declared war but lost in court because a couple of days after the election, they DID autorize the president to use military action agains Iraq.
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Congress is responsible for deciding war.

The "Authorization of Force" did not decide war, it delegated to the Executive Branch the power to decide if we were going to war OR NOT.

"Yes or No" is the rightful decision of Congress, not of the President.

10 posted on 03/01/2003 3:39:16 PM PST by exodus
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To: Blood of Tyrants
Ron Paul tried the same thing against x42 and lost because Congress voted to give x42 the money he specifically asked for to persue his private little war in Kosovo.
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Past violations of law do not excuse present violators.

33 posted on 03/01/2003 4:32:34 PM PST by exodus
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