You're right we are treaty bound and I think we have a thing with Bolivia over coca plants, though I'm not that up on the case. Bottom line is simple, a treaty only has the force of a statute, if we pass a statute that conflicts with a previously enacted treaty, the newly passed statute takes...
We like to refer to Bush or Obama....really its CONGRESS that spends the money and frankly its just irrelevant, D points to R points to D and my babies are the ones stuck paying for it.
We have a two party system, SOMEBODY better pick up the mantle of fiscal responsibility.
If the logic is...
On the basis of Hussein's prior acts. His conduct speaks for itself. He invaded Iran, waged for there for nearly a decade, used chemical weapons there, invaded Kuwait and didn't use them, turned around and used them against the Kurds. Was, in point of fact, a state sponsor of terror and was...
First off, there is no pain free "fix" -- there's no free lunch. Social Security will only be what we choose to fund it to be. The benefits to fund received exists in the context of the contributor:payee ratio. If, all things being equal, you want to hold benefits 'constant' then the...
Why exactly would believing Iraq possessed WMD strain credulity. He had used them, twice, and previously had thwarted UN weapons inspectors, that was a major impetus for the Desert Fox bombing. On what basis had Hussein conducted the affairs of Iraq such that he should've been afforded the...
The text of 1441 suggests otherwise. "Recalling that its resolution 678 (1990) authorized Member States to use all necessary means to uphold and implement its resolution 660 (1990) of 2 August 1990 and all relevant resolutions subsequent to Resolution 660 (1990) and to restore international...
The point you're missing is that the War Power is delegated to CONGRESS and it is so delegated to guard against the arbitrary and capricious use of military force by the Executive Branch. Most of the AUMF and the reasons behind it actually WERE true by the way....look at the 'WHEREAS' clauses of...
No, it wasn't:
http://www.globalpolicy.org/component/content/article/168/37589.html
"Weapons inspectors have said Iraqi scientists' refusal to be interviewed alone is was a major concern and showed the country was not fully cooperating."
The one thing about the inspections, Blix can only...
Paul/Kucinich didn't bring an action. My point is that if the statute hadn't authorized military force, as it most clearly does, the likes of Paul and Kucinich would've been in court to get an injunction. They didn't
Your quote: "The Supreme Court has made clear that the Due Process Clause does...
Wrote an article on it:
Recently the United States targeted and killed a US citizen named Anwar Al-Awlaki (also spelled Aulaqi) in Yemen. Many have questioned the legality of not only his killing but the killing of Osama bin Laden as well. Notwithstanding, the legality of unilaterally...
When I was younger, I'll be honest, I didn't think much about it at all. In law school, gays in the military, DADT and the beginnings of the gay marriage debate began. I would've been against it then but not zealously so, since I don't believe in a standing army anyway. NJ did civil unions in...
The tension between the Executive Branch and Legislative Branch is one of the things that truly does cross partisan lines. The Executive Branch from Reagn to Clinton and so on vs Congresses controlled by either. I don't need a congressional majority to go to court, I just need one and here you...