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To: capitan_refugio
Does the Constitution says what form the declaration must take? Or the wording it must contain? NO

Then why was "Resolution of Force" used instead of "Declare War"?

122 posted on 04/30/2003 5:38:17 AM PDT by Zavien Doombringer (If I keep my eyes on Jesus, I could walk on water - Audio Adrenaline)
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To: Zavien Doombringer
"Then why was "Resolution of Force" used instead of "Declare War"?" To make the vote politically palatable for some of the Senators and Representative. It's called "plausible deniability" or "political cover." ("You can fool some of the people all of the time, or all of the people some of the time ..." - Lincoln) The resolution, however, had the full effect of a war declaration.
124 posted on 04/30/2003 10:47:56 AM PDT by capitan_refugio
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