why did I know we'd have a Rush quote before it was all over. On 12/21/05, Sam <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > 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 > > > >
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