Good to know the Democratic Party has principles: and isn't afraid of making the 'tough' decisions.
Dems abandon war authority provision - Yahoo! News
Top House Democrats retreated Monday from an attempt to limit President Bush's authority for taking military action against Iran as the leadership concentrated on a looming confrontation with the White House over the Iraq war. Officials said Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other members of the leadership had decided to strip from a major military spending bill a requirement for Bush to gain approval from Congress before moving against Iran.Conservative Democrats as well as lawmakers concerned about the possible impact on Israel had argued for the change in strategy.
Yes, we wouldn't want to take away the Dauphin's toys, would we? Whatever were the Founding Fathers thinking when they required Congressional approval for wars?
The Iran-related proposal stemmed from a desire to make sure Bush did not launch an attack without going to Congress for approval, but drew opposition from numerous members of the rank and file in a series of closed-door sessions last week.Rep. Shelley Berkley, D-Nev., said in an interview there is widespread fear in Israel about Iran, which is believed to be seeking nuclear weapons ...
“I didn't think it was a very wise idea to take things off the table if you're trying to get people to modify their behavior and normalize it in a civilized way,” said Rep. Gary Ackerman, D-N.Y.
Right, and why bother going before Congress first? Might take an hour or two extra, and would be following the mandate of the Constitution. Wouldn't want that to happen.
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Schmocks as suspected, It was a maatter of time fr the Dems to show they are wusses. There are two parties here in America; the "Yes, Sir" and the "Right away, sir."
They bring me close to tears.