[Arthur Wildfire! March]

Congress's vote to use military force was a declaration of war.

[VaBthang4]

[what's up]

If the president wants a war with Iraq, he must request it from Congress and Congress must vote

I believe this already took place.

[Texas_Jarhead]

boy you just gotta love how the leftists cite the Constitution when they think it helps their agenda but won't acknowledge it otherwise

[Bullish]

This boy Purdy is a liar and a coward. Gee, just like all his brethren on the left.

The hypocrits didn't say a damn thing when Clink was bombing the hell out of Serbia.

[Trajan88]

My 2001 Ford Mustang Bullitt GT loves black gold... Texas (err Iraqi) tea.

Seriously... these fools that think the war (like it will be a war... more like the Mother of all Retreats II - only they'll have no place to hide) is about oil. Whatever.

Now that the G.O.P. is in control of the Senate, I'm waiting for the Alaskan oil fields to be opened up. As I said earlier Bullitt GT loves fuel.

Trajan88; TAMU Class of '88

[FourPeas]

Liberals certainly are a lot more entertaining when they're out of power, not any smarter, but certainly more desperate.

[PeaceBeWithYou]

Regarding the powers invested in Congress, the Constitution says, "To declare War, grant Letters of Marque. ..." This gives Congress the exclusive right to declare war; no other branch of our government has that right. If the president wants a war with Iraq, he must request it from Congress and Congress must vote. This is the only constitutional way our country can go to war.

The last time Congress formally declared war was in December 1941, following the attack on Pearl Harbor more than a half-century ago.

How, then, did Congress avoid its constitutional power - or duty - to declare war over Korea, Vietnam, and the Persian Gulf?

The answer is that Congress played it safe. It gave the three presidents - Truman, Johnson, Bush I - something, without having to go on record as formally declaring war.

Reason why Presidents no longer need Congressional Declarations of War - Legal Precedence-Youngstown Sheet and Tube Co. v. Sawyer.

In short, part of that decision states that if Congress sees a President preparing for war and does nothing to stop him that they(Congress) are actively agreeing to it.

If the president starts a war, he’ll be in violation of his oath of office and should be impeached. It’s the duty of all citizens to demand that our Constitution be followed.

Highly unlikely, should it ever get to the USSC Article II would trump Article I and Congress would be unwilling to answer why they didn't stop the buildup of force.

The above referenced link lays it all out in great detail.

Someone should also clue Saddam in on the fact that, the bombs will be real this time, not filled with cement like the ones his Marxist buddy bill clinton dropped on him in 1998.

[Be active]

Very well put.

[LiteKeeper]

Congress has already voted for this...they, and this writer, just have short memories.