Dusting Off The Constitution

Started by Wake-up!, April 26, 2018, 08:07:30 AM

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Wake-up!

"The Constitution is clear that only Congress can declare war and only the president can wage it. Federal law and international treaties provide that — short of defending the country against an actual attack — without a congressional declaration of war, the president can only constitutionally use military force to repel an enemy whose attack on America is imminent or to defend U.S. citizens and property in foreign lands from foreign attack or in aid of an ally pursuant to a treaty with that ally.

In the case of Trump's bombing Syria earlier this month, none of those conditions was met."

Read the rest at;  http://www.judgenap.com/post/war-and-the-separation-of-powers
The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people; it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government.

The greatest mistake in American history was letting government educate our children.
- Harry Browne, 1996/2000 Libertarian Party Presidential candidate

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