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To: TimF who wrote (149956)	8/19/2002 4:06:05 PM
From: tejek	Respond to of 1570096

Ted I could come up with a big list of screwups and problems and mistakes and oversights by liberal politicians or in states run by liberals and you no it. This would include problems dealing with children. To suggest that this means even the one liberal or conservative involved has lost interest in the welfare of children is a vile slur. To suggest that this means all conservatives or liberals have no interest in children is obnoxious idiocy. Tim, I have never pretended that liberals are perfect; however,there are some on this thread who present Reps. as almost Godlike. Hence my point was that, at least in FLA, God may be disappointed in his Rep. children such Mr. J. Bush. ted

To: TimF who wrote (149956)	8/19/2002 8:02:53 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570096

Tim, you mentioned in another post that most wars have not been declared by Congress but rather pretty much initiated by the President. That's true for many of our wars; however neither does it make it right that Bush should declare a war on Iraq nor was it the intent of our founders. They asserted that Congress shall be the body responsible for declaring wars, not presidents. What makes this attack on Iraq very dangerous from a Constitutional point of view is that Bush thinks he has the authority to move ahead without Congress's approval, developing his war plans within the context of the war on terrorism.........a war seemingly without end. He apparently is not interested in what Congress thinks.......a dangerous precedent. It runs the risk of having a president who becomes all consumed with the powers to be had waging war. For that reason, I, for one, do not believe the president should ever take it upon himself to declare war; that the founders' instincts on this issue were good ones. Congress, must be the body that makes that decision, particularly when the wisdom of such a move is questionable as it is in this one. ted