RUSH ARCHIVE: I think it's amazing that the president got this from Congress, but I know why. It happened in the heat of the moment three days after September 11th when everybody wants to show unity and resolve and all that. But here: Let me just read the relevant section here from the op-ed itself. "Clearly Congress has an important role. Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution states that Congress has power to declare war," and on September 14th, 2001, Congress passed a joint resolution which states in part that, quote: "The president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines, planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11th, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States." Now, what is that if it's not a declaration of war? And let me read to you the part of this that really is the final nail in the coffin. "The president," singular, commander-in-chief, one person, "is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11th, 2001 or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United States." [Italics added] There's nothing -- I mean, look, I know it offends some of you to point out, but it's true. There's nothing in here that says the president has to prove it to anybody.
On 12/21/05, William Bowen wrote: > > The declaration of war is just a > > formality. > > A formality, yes, but a very important one, nonetheless. > > An actual declaration is the lynchpin here, there isn't one, so it > follows your argument is without merit. > > -- > will > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189277 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
