[Non-Sequitur]

Article I, Section 9, Clause 1 states the following:

The Privilege of the Writ of Habeas Corpus shall not be suspended, unless when in Cases of Rebellion or Invasion the public Safety may require it.

A declaration of war was unnecessary. And since you declare war on other countries, not rebellious sections of your own, a declaration of war was not even appropriate.

[Alouette]

I think we could learn a lot by studying the actions of Abraham Lincoln during the "War of the Rebellion." By applying the standards of today's liberals, he could be described as a "war criminal."