> Who would we declare war on exactly? How about al Queda itself? A precedent has been set.
> Congress can only declare war on another state Not true. and in fact there is a precedence for a "stateless" declaration of war. The Barbary War in 1805. http://hnn.us/articles/287.html > The rules of a declaration of war are hopelessly outdated in the era of > non-state actors > with the capacity to carry out 9/11-style attacks. While I will not argue that the rules are outdated, they are _still_ the rules. I have no problem with changinig the rules, but i will not tolerate a government that changes them arbitrarily or unilaterally. > The President very clearly stated after 9/11 that we were engaged in a war > against Al > Qaeda and more generally against terrorism that threatens our society. Once again, the President cannot declare war, nor does saying a state of war exists make it so. will -- "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacceptable." - Carrie Fisher ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194635 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
