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> -----Original Message----- > From: Dana Tierney [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Friday, April 04, 2003 10:52 AM > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Liberate Iraq -- Even With Unclean Hands > > I thought the budget that Congress passed did NOT include funding for the > war. I remember legislators complaining that it was insulting to their > intelligence since after all we were already in Iraq at the time... > > > samcfug writes: > > > 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 Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
