Posted on 09/03/2013 12:21:10 PM PDT by ek_hornbeck
I don’y usually watch MSNBC but it happened to be on at lunch today. I watched Kerry bleat about how the President as Commander in Chief has the power to declare war. Wrong. The Commander in Chief may determine strategies once war is declared but the Constitution clearly states it is up to Congress to declare war. I am not a libertarian and I don’t agree with Sen. Rand Paul on everything but I was glad to see him point out the blatant unconstitutionality of bombing Syria without Congressional approval. Funny how 0 was against the “imperial presidency”...until he became president.
My suggestion to Congress? Vote against “intervention” (aka war) in Syria. And if 0 ignores Congress and the will of the American people simply refuse to fund such madness. That $1 billion is better spent at home anyway. Sadly I doubt Congress has the spine to do either of those things.
Here's a case in point
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