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Thu Dec-18-03 08:46 PM
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This is how war should be declared - no other way |
JohnLocke
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Thu Dec-18-03 08:52 PM
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Thu Dec-18-03 08:55 PM
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2. But didn't Congress already sign away their war declaring powers to *? |
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December 8, 1941 - Franklin Roosevelt asks Congress for a Declaration of War with Japan
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Thu Dec-18-03 08:59 PM
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One of the most egregious abuses of the constitution has been the 50 year effort to put war-making powers in the hand of the executive.
We need a new constitutional amendment stating that NO US troops can be committed to overseas combat without approval of congress.
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