I mean, 9/11 was a big deal, it hurt. We needed to go to war over it. I still don't feel that it was a national emergency.
Also the war powers resolution does not amend the constitution which says this: Section 8 - Powers of Congress To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water; Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:42 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Sen. Kennedy agrees > > > 3 > > On 1/26/06, Loathe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Which one of those three occurred? > > > > Tim > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Sam [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 7:35 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: Re: Sen. Kennedy agrees > > > > > > > > > Besides Hamiltons claim there's the War Powers Resolution > > > > > > SEC. 2. (c) > > > The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to > > > introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into > > > situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly > > > indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a > > > declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a > > > national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its > > > territories or possessions, or its armed forces. > > > > > > On 1/26/06, William Bowen wrote: > > > > While I will not argue that the rules are outdated, they are _still_ 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. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194641 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=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
