<< Here's what Paul really wanted.... A nice, clean, legal Declaration of War without all the UN BS loaded onto it. >>
That's only half true. He stated he would vote *against* the bill, but he included the rider to try to get the Congress to at least show that they were indeed subverting the Constitution in their zealousness to start a war.
It worked. Congress rejected the rider asking for a Constitutional declaration, thereby ADMITTING the bill that gave Bush dictatorial war powers was NOT a Constitutional declaration of war.
That's only half true. He stated he would vote *against* the bill, but he included the rider to try to get the Congress to at least show that they were indeed subverting the Constitution in their zealousness to start a war. It worked. Congress rejected the rider asking for a Constitutional declaration, thereby ADMITTING the bill that gave Bush dictatorial war powers was NOT a Constitutional declaration of war.
It's all kinda of moot now isn't it. It has been proven that Ron Paul joined arms with leftist liberal democrats in February to try to derail the War on Terrorism and on April 10th(the day after Baghdad falls), Con.Paul jumps over the fence and takes a position saying it is a good thing that saddam is gone.
I for one will not be surprised when Con. Paul jumps the fence again and gives a big smooch to Hillary democrat House Rep. Pete DeFazio, if something goes majorly wrong in Iraq.
With a "friend" like Ron Paul who needs an enemy.