Posted on 12/10/2020 10:10:24 AM PST by RandFan
@RandPaul
I'll soon be speaking on the floor about our America's endless war..
Today, the subject is war powers. The hawks and neocons somehow want you to believe, in contrast to all logic, that the President of the United States has the unitary power to go to war anytime he wants, anywhere, free from interference from Congress.
Yet, they now say a President cannot LEAVE a war without their permission.
How absurd is that? It’s exactly the opposite of what both the constitution and logic would dictate.
Effectively, these neocons put forth a belief that the commander in chief has virtually unlimited powers to initiate wars but they are just fine with hamstringing and preventing the commander in chief from ending a war.
Watch...
(Excerpt) Read more at c-span.org ...
Sen. Pat Roberts making a farewell speech then I guess Rand will be up..
Rand Paul sat on his hands when Mike Lee proposed vastly increasing H1B visas by unanimous consent rather than a vote. All he had to do was say ‘nah, let’s vote on the record’ and he didn’t. I still like him but I’ve lost trust.
That is why you do not engage in long term actions without a formal declaration of war.
OK looks like I missed it!
Will have to wait for Youtube
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I still like him but I’ve lost trust.
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I think pretty much all of our trust has evaporated. Wish we had a way to express a ‘no confidence’ vote on the GOP senate.
are you related to rand paul?
asking for a friend.
LOL no.. just a fan (since 2009)
The Endless Wars lobby is why we need people like Rand Paul in the Senate.
The Open Borders lobby is why we don’t need too many of them.
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