When the constitution expressly gives one branch of the government a power, it is denied to the others.
Come on this is basic Jr. High shit. Tim > -----Original Message----- > From: Nick McClure [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 8:33 PM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Sen. Kennedy agrees > > > I didn't see in that article where the US formally declared war. > > Also, there are NO rules for declaring war. > > Article 1 Section 8 states that congress can declare war. No where is it > stated that somebody else cannot. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: Thursday, January 26, 2006 6:55 PM > > To: CF-Community > > Subject: Re: Sen. Kennedy agrees > > > > > 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 The rules of a declaration of war are hopelessly outdated in the era 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 While I will not argue that the rules are outdated, they are _still_ 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. > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:194659 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
