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To: Cboldt
you can bet we'll be circumspect about granting him any authority."

Congress doesn't "grant" the president authority, the Constitution does. Congress doesn't have the power to change anything in the Constitution.

2,448 posted on 02/06/2006 3:16:33 PM PST by McGavin999 (If Intelligence Agencies can't find leakers, how can we expect them to find terrorists?)
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To: McGavin999
Congress doesn't "grant" the president authority, the Constitution does. Congress doesn't have the power to change anything in the Constitution.

You haven't followed my argument. I was critical of Gonzales and the Presidnet for giving the AUMF (which I think you will agree, was a grant from Congress) as the justification for the domestic/terrorist surveillance.

And you are right, Congress doesn't have the power to change the Constitution, and the President doesn't have the power to declare war.

2,459 posted on 02/06/2006 3:29:52 PM PST by Cboldt
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