But if the President is commander in chief...
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:01 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: RE: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > Has anyone ever tried to challenge the war powers act on constitutional > grounds? It is very specific in Article 1 Section 8 granting congress the > power "To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make > rules > concerning captures on land and water;" > > It doesn't give them the ability to choose a proxy in this manner that I > have ever read. From what I believe that such a fundamental change would > require an amendment which I am sure would not be forthcoming. > > It is this kind of legislating, where they go right over the constitution > and are able to do so without challenge that bothers me most. > > Timothy Heald > Overseas Security Advisory Council > U.S. Department of State > > "that the free Constitution, which is the work of your hands, may be > sacredly maintained" - George Washington, Farewell Address 1796 > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: samcfug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 9:55 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > > It is called the "War Powers Act" which gives the President to wage war as > his > sole discretion for 90 days, after which he must receive congressional > approval > to continue. While not explicitly titled "Declaration of War" or even a > resolution that a state of war exists, Congress has passed legislation > granting > funding for this war, as well as resolutions supporting the > Administration, > which serves (I guess) as a substitute for a formal Declaration. > > Therefore for all practical purposes a Declaration of War has been enacted > by > the Legislative branch. > > P. S. I did not vote for the current president, and will never vote for > him. > > > | > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
