Comments on: Time Of War http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/15/time-of-war/ Like Kryptonite To Stupid Sun, 22 Nov 2009 16:01:33 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Enlightened Liberal http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/15/time-of-war/#comment-60759 Enlightened Liberal Tue, 16 Oct 2007 16:44:48 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4973#comment-60759 Unfortunately, the War Powers Act takes care of a declaration of war. It was used to stop Nixon's raid on Cambodia, for example. The problem is that the Iraq War authorization was conditional, and the conditions for authorizing war were NEVER MET. So Congress had (and has) the legal authority to stop the war in its tracks simply by finding that the conditions for war weren't met, IMO. Unfortunately, the War Powers Act takes care of a declaration of war. It was used to stop Nixon’s raid on Cambodia, for example. The problem is that the Iraq War authorization was conditional, and the conditions for authorizing war were NEVER MET. So Congress had (and has) the legal authority to stop the war in its tracks simply by finding that the conditions for war weren’t met, IMO.

]]> By: Dirty Davey http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/15/time-of-war/#comment-60758 Dirty Davey Tue, 16 Oct 2007 03:05:53 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4973#comment-60758 Yeah, that's what I've been saying since Day 1. I'm willing to accept that it can be necessary to take military action before Congress can meet--as in the day of Pearl Harbor. And I'm willing to accept that the military can be used in cases where there is no formal declaration of war. But if rights are to be restricted because we are in a "state of war", the Constitution is unambiguous about how that state is reached: by Congressional declaration. Yeah, that’s what I’ve been saying since Day 1. I’m willing to accept that it can be necessary to take military action before Congress can meet–as in the day of Pearl Harbor. And I’m willing to accept that the military can be used in cases where there is no formal declaration of war.

But if rights are to be restricted because we are in a “state of war”, the Constitution is unambiguous about how that state is reached: by Congressional declaration.

]]> By: megamoze http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/15/time-of-war/#comment-60757 megamoze Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:37:32 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4973#comment-60757 But according to right-wingers, every single liberal and Democrat in America is also guilty of treason and siding with al Qaeda. So what did this guy really do? Not stick his tongue up Bush's butt the way they do over at The Corner? But according to right-wingers, every single liberal and Democrat in America is also guilty of treason and siding with al Qaeda. So what did this guy really do? Not stick his tongue up Bush’s butt the way they do over at The Corner?

]]> By: Gyuss Baaltar http://www.oliverwillis.com/2007/10/15/time-of-war/#comment-60756 Gyuss Baaltar Mon, 15 Oct 2007 21:10:31 +0000 http://improveman.com/ow2008/?p=4973#comment-60756 Whoa there! Don't try to get all logical. Remember, we're dealing with people that believe the only way to win people over to our side is to kill their friends and neighbors till they love us. Whoa there! Don’t try to get all logical.

Remember, we’re dealing with people that believe the only way to win people over to our side is to kill their friends and neighbors till they love us.

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