What burns me about the Imperial Senate is that they say they will be happy to give the President what he wants, all he has to do is "ask them". IOW, come and plead with us so we can deign to give you permission to protect us.
It may be time to call this bluff... Perhaps the President should ask for a "special" Declaration of War to ensure that he has the power to protect the American people from those who would destroy us. Regular criminals would continue to get the constitutional rights that the Democrats and ACLU are so anxious to make sure they have...