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To: Lazarus_Long who wrote (14713)6/12/2002 8:44:17 AM
From: jttmab  Read Replies (1) of 21057
 
Any idea on how to find the text of the Act of Congress giving Bush authority to use military force after 9/11?
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Work back through that two or three posts to see what were after.

The topic has been floating around elsewhere on SI. There was an HJ [Joint Resolution] 62 that was sponsored by 9 members of the House on 9-13 [declaring war on anyone and everyone that committed acts of terror]. It promptly was sent to the House International Committee on 9-13. It's been there ever since [Hence the phrase 'dead in committee'].

I think the real answer to your question is "the Budget". Pres proposes expenditures, Congress approves it; it's authorized. Clean and simple and no debate on the pros and cons of declaring war.

I've sort of thought that's the reason that there has been no official declaration of war since WWII. The Congress caucuses in conference rooms, restrooms, by e-mail, by phone and in the hallways. They agree that we should go to war. They opt for the action to approve the war through a budgetary process and avoid the debates on the floor...questions like...'Can we declare war on a stateless group of terrorists?' Why shouldn't we just stay the hell out of Vietnam or Korea? Why confuse the American people? Just fund the damn thing. Without the debate, you can more easily assert 'moral clarity'.

jttmab
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