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Unwise strategy.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)
I think that you are unwittingly playing into the hands of the neo-conservatives who are trying to convince the American public that unconstitutional abuses of power are actually good. Please let me explain. In the article "Anti-war Stance Is Right, Not Left" (February 6 issue), you say: "Unlike the left, we do not believe any one man should ever be entrusted with the awesome power of deciding when to go to war. It makes no difference if the president is a Republican or a Democrat, a conservative or a liberal. The Constitution assigns to Congress, not the president, the power 'to declare war.' If America needs to go to war, Congress should declare it."
Now I am a leftist, although certainly not a Democrat, and I oppose any war by any president without a declaration ...
- ELECTION on 2006: Minds on war, Congress.
- Newspaper article from: Tribune (Mesa, AZ) November 5, 2006 700+ words
...into a referendum on the war in Iraq and which party will control Congress. "Yeah, there's lots...vote this year, but the war is obviously the top one...which party controls Congress and the war in Iraq. For most of them...
- Bush calls attacks `acts of war,' Congress vows funds, unity.
- News wire article from: Knight Ridder Washington Bureau (Washington, DC) September 12, 2001 700+ words
...moved unmistakably toward war. President Bush firmly...Washington as "acts of war" for the first time...to be ready to help. Congress tentatively pledged...Bush said he was sending Congress a request for emergency...may not be a declared war, but this is war. I...
- Bush calls attacks `acts of war,' Congress vows funds, unity.(Knight Ridder...
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Thomma, Steven September 12, 2001 700+ words
...moved unmistakably toward war. President Bush firmly...Washington as "acts of war" for the first time...to be ready to help. Congress tentatively pledged...Bush said he was sending Congress a request for emergency...may not be a declared war, but this is war. I...
- Kazakh pensioners suggest world women's anti-war congress in Iraq.
- News wire article from: Asia Africa Intelligence Wire March 10, 2003 700+ words
...the world to prevent war in Iraq. In their appeal...threshold of a third world war. We are on the threshold...shoulders the burden of such wars will fall and who will...propose to hold a world congress of women in Iraq as an anti-war measure. "We propose...
- The other prisoners of war: Congress passes legislation to preserve...
- Magazine article from: National Parks Marquis, Amy Leinbach March 22, 2007 700+ words
...The U.S. plunged into World War II, and the nation, frightened...military and contribute to the war effort, but they were often...the country. Last December, Congress passed the legislation with...the West and Midwest, with 10 war relocation centers located in...
- The false path to war Congress should explore catalog of administration...
- Newspaper article from: Sarasota Herald Tribune January 28, 2008 700+ words
...Orchestrated Deception on the Path to War." The report was compiled...be learned: When a call for war is made, scrutiny is vital...much of the public, media, Congress and the administration failed to apply the necessary tests for war.
- Poll: Americans unhappy with war, Congress.
- News wire article from: UPI NewsTrack June 5, 2007 700+ words
...satisfied with Democrats in Congress, a poll released Tuesday showed...approval rating Americans gave Congress dropped from 44 percent in April...negative outlook on the Iraq war. About the same percentage...there and 61 percent said the war wasn't worth fighting, the...
- Bush decries 'act of war'; Congress acts to provide $20 billion to hunt for...
- News wire article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) September 14, 2001 700+ words
...Wednesday declared the airborne terrorist assault an act of war, and Congress moved to provide $20 billion in emergency funds to...were said to have borrowed more than $60 billion. Congress was prepared to move on legislation providing the...
- Tough Call: Does Bush Need A Formal Declaration of War From Congress?, CNNfn.
- News wire article from: The America's Intelligence Wire February 24, 2003 700+ words
...Congress did not pass a declaration of war in October. And Congress cannot delegate its authority to do so...Constitution makes it very clear that only Congress can declare war. Congress has not declared war against Iraq. So...
- News lockdown tighter than in previous wars: Congress, press complain about...
- Newspaper article from: The Christian Science Monitor October 12, 2001 700+ words
...planning at the US Army War College in Carlisle...prevent leaks in this war than in past ones...diffuse than in previous wars - making government efforts...London air raids of World War II. The less immediate...House told members of Congress of a "100 percent" likelihood...
Source: HighBeam Research, Unwise strategy.(LETTERS TO THE EDITOR)(Letter to the editor)