Kurt Nimmo
Infowars.com
August 29, 2013
New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler, the ranking Democrat on the House
Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice, stated the
obvious on Wednesday — under the Constitution, only Congress can
declare war.
Mr. Nadler’s concern was reflected in the following statement
issued as Obama and a handful of warmongers, most notably Arizona
Senator John McCain and South Carolina Senator Linsey Graham, prepared
to attack Syria despite overwhelming opposition by the American people
and Obama’s apparent vacillation:
The Constitution requires that, barring an attack on the
United States or an imminent threat to the U.S., any decision to use
military force can only be made by Congress — not by the President. The
decision to go to war — and we should be clear, launching a military
strike on another country, justified or not, is an act of war — is
reserved by the Constitution to the American people acting through their
elected representatives in Congress.
Since there is no imminent threat to the United States, there is no
legal justification for bypassing the Constitutionally-required
Congressional authorization. “Consultation” with Congress is not
sufficient. The Constitution requires Congressional authorization.
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