Comments on: The Imperial Presidency 2.0 http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/ Progressive News and Opinion Since Nov. 3, 2004 Tue, 16 Mar 2010 13:55:13 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Another TBL http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/comment-page-1/#comment-62619 Another TBL Tue, 09 Jan 2007 00:12:25 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/#comment-62619 Okay, you got me. Joe Biden appears to forget... Okay, you got me. Joe Biden appears to forget…

]]> By: RLR http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/comment-page-1/#comment-62593 RLR Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:48:27 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/#comment-62593 Not if you ask Dem and Pres. hopeful Sen. Biden. Not if you ask Dem and Pres. hopeful Sen. Biden.

]]> By: Another TBL http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/comment-page-1/#comment-62587 Another TBL Mon, 08 Jan 2007 18:17:24 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/#comment-62587 You appear to forget that Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives the power to declare war exclusively to the Congress. The President, as Commander-in-Chief, may decide _how_ to execute the war, but only Congress can decide when to start and stop it. You appear to forget that Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution gives the power to declare war exclusively to the Congress. The President, as Commander-in-Chief, may decide _how_ to execute the war, but only Congress can decide when to start and stop it.

]]> By: George Kernan http://www.trueblueliberal.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/comment-page-1/#comment-62500 George Kernan Mon, 08 Jan 2007 06:52:44 +0000 http://truebluestaging.dreamhosters.com/2007/01/07/the-imperial-presidency-20/#comment-62500 Dear TBL, On the day Joe Biden (D-DE) announced his candidacy for POTUS he was too frieghtened to answer with the courage of a leader. Read this response to Tim Russert from Meet the Press (1/7/07): MR. RUSSERT: ...there’s really little Democrats can do. Why not cut off funding for the war? SEN. BIDEN: I’ve been there, Tim. You can’t do it. MR. RUSSERT: Why? SEN. BIDEN: You can’t do it. It’s—what—because it made sense in the Constitution when you said you could cut off funding when you had no standing army. We have a standing army with a budget of hundreds of billions of dollars. You can’t go in and, like a tinker toy, and play around and say, “You can’t spend the money on this piece and this piece and”—he—able—he’ll be able to keep those troops there forever constitutionally if he wants to." Got That!!!! Bush has the right for eternal unchecked war making powers. The ability of the people, thru their elected representatives, to stop the war by a vote to cease funding does not exist in the U. S. Constitution. Is he correct? Of course not, he is just too cowardly to answer the question forthrightly. Dear TBL,
On the day Joe Biden (D-DE) announced his candidacy for POTUS he was too frieghtened to answer with the courage of a leader. Read this response to Tim Russert from Meet the Press (1/7/07):

MR. RUSSERT: …there’s really little Democrats can do. Why not cut off funding for the war?

SEN. BIDEN: I’ve been there, Tim. You can’t do it.

MR. RUSSERT: Why?

SEN. BIDEN: You can’t do it. It’s—what—because it made sense in the Constitution when you said you could cut off funding when you had no standing army. We have a standing army with a budget of hundreds of billions of dollars. You can’t go in and, like a tinker toy, and play around and say, “You can’t spend the money on this piece and this piece and”—he—able—he’ll be able to keep those troops there forever constitutionally if he wants to.”

Got That!!!! Bush has the right for eternal unchecked war making powers. The ability of the people, thru their elected representatives, to stop the war by a vote to cease funding does not exist in the U. S. Constitution. Is he correct? Of course not, he is just too cowardly to answer the question forthrightly.

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