Ron Paul: Questions That Won't Be Asked About Iraq

House Floor ^ | 10 Sept 02 | Dr. Ron Paul

[Texasforever]

First time I have ever beeb accused of being a liberal. But then I just consider the source.

To a Bircher EVERYONE is a liberal.

[Mark Bahner]

"Germany, Britain, and Saudi Arabia were not "harboring" AQ operatives."

Saudi Arabia wasn't harboring AQ operatives? Geez, I wonder why 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis?

[#3Fan]

The Geneva convention also does not extend protections to combatants not in identifiable uniform. Those combatants are subject to summary execution.

Summary executions are cool. :^)

[CWOJackson]

Is that florid in the koolaide?

[copycat]

Where does the Constitution state that the Congress must declare war (authorize the use of force) against nations only? It only says they have the power to declare war (authorize the use of force.) They have done so.

[Texasforever]

Is that florid in the koolaide?

I have been waiting for 40 years for the all clear on Fluoride. I am getting very thirsty.

[justshe]

Harboring, Mark...............words matter, remember?

Harboring.

[CWOJackson]

Damn, I guess I made that florid flouride...kind of fitting. I still say this is the result of wheening them too soon.

[FreeLibertarian]

The Constitution says our president is responsible for the defense of the Constitution. Why does Paul want to rely on U.N. reports?

The Constitution states that Congress is responsible for declaring war, not the President. Until detailed U.S. reports are made available to Congress Paul will have to make do with what is available. In other words he doesn't just take the word of the Administration, unlike many sheeples on this site.

[CharacterCounts]

OK mister literal one, Tell me where in this language it is required that the U.S. can only declare war against a government:

Section. 8. The Congress shall have Power ...To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

[gcruse]

You ever gotten enough info to put forth a valid educated
guess about a given situation? If you're like me, you have to do that
daily.

The art of management is making irrevocable decisions
based on insufficient information.   You betcha.  And
over the years, I finally got to where I was more often
right than wrong.

The administration has not produced sufficient
linkage between Iraq and 9/11 to justify our
invasion and overthrow of that regime.

Hell, even LBJ had to have his Tonkin.
It takes more that a gut feeling of the
chief executive...or so the Constitution
says, not that that matters anymore.

[copycat]

Saudi Arabia wasn't harboring AQ operatives? Geez, I wonder why 15 of the 19 hijackers were Saudis?

You argue like a teenager. (Are you?) To my knowledge, Saudi Arabia was not "harboring" Al Queda operatives.

harbor

\Har"bor\, v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.] To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).

[#3Fan]

The Constitution states that Congress is responsible for declaring war, not the President. Until detailed U.S. reports are made available to Congress Paul will have to make do with what is available. In other words he doesn't just take the word of the Administration, unlike many sheeples on this site.

Show me where the Constitution says the president may not defend this country without a declaration of war frm Congress.

[Texasforever]

The administration has not produced sufficient linkage between Iraq and 9/11 to justify our invasion and overthrow of that regime.

No linkage is required by the joint resolution.

[Mark Bahner]

"If the Geneva Convention says that the president can't protect this country against people and our Constitution says our president has a duty to protect out Constitution agains all enemies, then our Constitution rules."

The Constitution says our president's duty is to protect the ***Constitution*** not The People.

The ***Constitution*** doesn't give the President the power to wage war without a Congressional declaration of war. The president's OATH is to follow the Constitution.

President Bush (like all Presidents of the 20th century) massively violates the Constitution.

[FreeLibertarian]

You Libertarians are in favor of child molestation. Who are you guys to talk about chickenhawks?

Why are you trying to change the subject? What has a chickenhawk got to do with child molestation? Are you sure you're on the correct web-site? Maybe you thought you were on a kiddy porn site.

[billbears]

Please elaborate. I thought it was taxation without representation. The founding fathers were actually more worried about what Great Britain was doing in India and Australia, etc.?

I'm not saying that necessarily. But are you suggesting that one farseeing intent of the Founders was to establish an Empire much in the same format of that which they left? Maybe for the Hamiltonian kooks it may be, but for the rest of them, even most Federalists, it was to be a loose fitting union with little power at the top. Even your Federalist papers would point that out. The Republic as was established IS gone forever. What do we have left? Nothing that the Founders would approve of

[#3Fan]

harbor \Har"bor\, v. t. [Written also harbour.] [imp. & p. p. Harbored; p. pr. & vb. n. Harboring.] [OE. herberen, herberwen, herbergen; cf. Icel. herbergja. See Harbor, n.] To afford lodging to; to enter as guest; to receive; to give a refuge to; indulge or cherish (a thought or feeling, esp. an ill thought).

No, according to Andy Rooney, a harbor is a body of water that accommodates ships and a body of water only.

[aSkeptic]

post 35. is there an unabridged consitution I can play with. LMAO

[Texasforever]

The Constitution states that Congress is responsible for declaring war,

No it does NOT. It only gives the Congress the power to do so and Congress can exercise that POWER in any way it deems appropriate which means it can authorize the President to take military action via an authorizing statute.