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To: Ray76
Constitutionalists are supposed to be better than Democrats. You are espousing al a carte constitutionalism, a source of our problems.

No I'm not. Howso?

The question is: can the President Constitutionally take action such as this in the absent of a declaration of War, and the longstanding answer—backed by extensive precedent—is "Yes".

I'm a Constitutionalist, so if you're accusing me of supporting some unconstitutional action, please explain precisely what that is.

The military action that President Trump took against Syria Thursday—in his role as Commander In Chief of the US Armed Forces—was unequivocally Constitutional—even by the most strict "original constructionist" standards...

165 posted on 04/06/2017 9:47:54 PM PDT by sargon ("If we were in the midst of a zombie apocalypse, the Left would protest for zombies' rights.")
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To: sargon

> unequivocally Constitutional

Sure it is. /s

There is no imminent threat to the US, a threat that would not admit of delay, that requires an immediate attack on Syria.


168 posted on 04/06/2017 10:01:49 PM PDT by Ray76 (DRAIN THE SWAMP)
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