Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article

To: JrsyJack; Reily
Congress did declare war regardless of how many now try to wriggle out of it, after-the-fact.

I think we can all agree that the actions congress took are well within the zone that they could be argued in a court of law to be an actual declaration of war.

JrsyJack and I think a court would rule that a war was indeed declared, and Reily believes that they wouldn't.

I'm willing to charge 0bama with treason and let the courts sort it out...

171 posted on 10/10/2008 7:35:19 AM PDT by null and void (I'm writing about all the things I ought to do before I die. It's my oughtobiography...)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 170 | View Replies ]


To: null and void

I would argue the USG has already set the precedent by its actions that we are not in a “State of War”. (A court would probably cite this!) These precedents were set both by previous undeclared uses of force, Korea, Vietnam, Gulf War 1 and more importantly by actions in the WOT.
Unfortunately because of USG lack of current & past resolve on these issues, I think a charge of treason on anything is a dead letter.


178 posted on 10/10/2008 9:05:14 AM PDT by Reily ( .)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 171 | View Replies ]

Free Republic
Browse · Search
News/Activism
Topics · Post Article


FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson