And an irony may be that spending in New York for jobs and infrastructure to
fight the potential economic recession here may inspire the bright idea of
similar spending in other areas to fight the recession- as an alternative to
the GOP calls for a capital gains tax cut. One of the things the last few
days has shown are stark pictures of hard labor by working class folks and
how ultimately we depend on that to make our society work, no matter the
odes to the bits and financial bytes that the WTC itself represented.
Nathan Newman
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http://www.nathannewman.org
----- Original Message -----
From: "Max Sawicky" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2001 6:33 PM
Subject: [PEN-L:17186] RE: Re: Congress gave him a blank check
Yes they do, but they have also voted
to give Bush $40B (twice as much as
Bush asked for), to use as he sees fit.
$40b can finance a lot of havoc.
As for the lockbox, that is as dead as
a doornail. The debate now is going to
revert to 'guns v. butter.'
mbs
doesn't Congress still have the "purse-strings"? That is, whether or not
Bush has a "blank check" depends on how much money they'll appropriate. Of
course, I expect that the balanced-budget strictures will fall by the
wayside, so that we'll see some old-fashioned military Keynesianism. This
is especially likely if President Cheney uses the "bully pulpit" to scare
people even further and to pressure for more militarism.
At 11:00 AM 09/15/2001 -0700, you wrote:
>Here is the text of the resolution - it is as open-ended as one could
>imagine. So much for the argument that Congress was concerned not to
repeat
>the Gulf of Tonkin disaster.
>--------------------------------
>
>Following is the joint resolution authorizing the use of force against
>terrorists, adopted yesterday by the Senate and the House of
>Representatives:
>
>To authorize the use of United States armed forces against those
responsible
>for the recent attacks launched against the United States.
>
>Whereas, on Sept. 11, 2001, acts of despicable violence were committed
>against the United States and its citizens; and
>
>Whereas, such acts render it both necessary and appropriate that the United
>States exercise its rights to self-defense and to protect United States
>citizens both at home and abroad, and
>
>Whereas, in light of the threat to the national security and foreign policy
>of the United States posed by these grave acts of violence, and
>
>Whereas, such acts continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to
>the national security and foreign policy of the United States,
>
>Whereas the president has authority under the Constitution to take action
to
>deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United
States.
>
>Resolved by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the United
States
>of America in Congress assembled,
>
>Section 1. Short Title
>
>This joint resolution may be cited as the "Authorization for Use of
Military
>Force"
>
>Section 2. Authorization for Use of United States Armed Forces
>
>(a) That the president is authorized to use all necessary and appropriate
>force against those nations, organizations, or persons he determines
>planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that
occurred
>on Sept. 11, 2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to
>prevent any future acts of international terrorism against the United
States
>by such nations, organizations or persons.
>
>(b) War Powers Resolution Requirements
>
>(1) Specific Statutory Authorization -- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of
>the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is
>intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning
>of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
>
>(2) Applicability of Other Requirements -- Nothing in this resolution
>supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.
>
>
>
>� 2001 The Washington Post Company
>
>
>Stephen F. Diamond
>School of Law
>Santa Clara University
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