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To: paul_philp who wrote (78494)	2/28/2003 8:00:11 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 281500

Many in Congress and the Senate are trying to get it rescinded. It is - in a word - unconstitutional.

To: paul_philp who wrote (78494)	2/28/2003 8:02:19 PM
From: michael97123	Respond to of 281500

Paul, Thats it paul, confuse em with facts. I love it. The last declared war was WW2. That was 62 years ago folks. Since then we have had korea, vietnam, Gulf War, the balkan wars not to mention granada, panama and whatever else i missed. Give it up karen, jacob. Take your pick on the above list of wars you approved of and accepted presidential perogatives. mike

To: paul_philp who wrote (78494)	2/28/2003 8:13:47 PM
From: Ilaine	Respond to of 281500

The Authorization for Use of Force is pursuant to the War Powers Act, and is all that is required by law. Authorizations for Use of Force have taken the place of formal declarations of war since the act was adopted in 1973. Where Presidents run into trouble is when they don't go to Congress, first, under one of the loopholes. Last year, the Administration was arguing that they didn't need an Authorization for Use of Force due to a hypertechnical reading of stuff left over from Gulf War I, but in retrospect, it was better to do what they did, which was persuade Congress to pass a new one.