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leveymg

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9. There are no emergent circumstances: Congress should demand no US strike w/out AUMF

Reply to KittyWampus (Original post)

Thu Aug 29, 2013, 10:50 AM

Aug 2013

The purpose of the War Powers Act is to give the modern President the ability to immediately respond to a nuclear missile attack on the US,not 60 days to carry out some punative raid on some tinpot dictator in a tiny Mideast country.

There should be a full and public examination of all the evidence, and a public debate on how we respond (if at all), before we do anything.

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U.S. congressional leaders to receive Syria briefing on Thursday [View all] KittyWampus Aug 2013 OP

Apparently we don't get to see the evidence? Arctic Dave Aug 2013 #1

#1. this is a representative democracy #2. perhaps we will. KittyWampus Aug 2013 #5

you are free to contact your representatives hopemountain Aug 2013 #6

Of course the American people don't get briefed. David__77 Aug 2013 #2

From the strikes or from the post-strike Syria raid? joshcryer Aug 2013 #7

Good. k&r n/t Laelth Aug 2013 #3

The two sentences in the law seem to contradict each other to me, a lay person: freshwest Aug 2013 #4

The clock starts at the start of military action. bananas Aug 2013 #8

So it's a 'military action' and not a 'war' until Congress 'declares war.' TRIGGER WARNING: WW2 PICS freshwest Aug 2013 #10

There are no emergent circumstances: Congress should demand no US strike w/out AUMF leveymg Aug 2013 #9