Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose, and you allow him to make war at pleasure.The administration of George W. Bush: Destroying everything our founding fathers fought for.
The provision of the Constitution giving the war making power to Congress was dictated, as I understand it, by the following reasons: Kings had always been involving and impoverishing their people in wars, pretending generally, if not always, that the good of the people was the object...But [the opposing] view destroys the whole matter, and places our President where kings have always stood.
12 February 2007
Abe vs George
On the birthday of our nation's 16th president, Andrew Sullivan found this quote from President Lincoln that should have been mandatory reading for George W. Bush and Dick Cheney:
