We are embroiled in a police action, not a war.
A formal declaration is not needed. There is precedence. Korea. Vietnam. Desert Storm. These "police actions" were wars - undeclared ones, but wars nonetheless. This is no different.
Congress authorised the use of force against terrorists. That's not the same as a war. We are embroiled in a police action, not a war.
To: exodus
A formal declaration is not needed. There is precedence. Korea. Vietnam. Desert Storm. These "police actions" were wars - undeclared ones, but wars nonetheless. This is no difference.
# 152 by mhking
"Precedence" does not make law. Precedence is a tool used by judges to avoid thinking.
Legislation makes law.
The Constitution says that Congress has the power to declare war. The 10th Amendment says that government cannot usurp powers not specifically granted to it by the people.
President Bush declared war on terrorism. That is a usurpation of power, and illegal under our code of law.
Congress gave the President the power to use force against terrorism. Congress DID NOT declare war.
There is a difference.