Horse with no Name
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Fri Jan-19-07 10:53 AM
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Congress cannot end this war. Only the Constitution can. |
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Bring on the subpoenas. Oust the boy king and his band of henchmen. Impeachment...Impeachment...Impeachment
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Fri Jan-19-07 10:59 AM
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1. If the Constitution falls in the woods, would anyone hear it? |
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Unfortunately, we do need Congress, to enact the impeachment. However, this is entirely possible. They are our representatives. They will do what we tell them, if enough of us do. Contact your representatives today. Our world is at stake.
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JustABozoOnThisBus
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:01 AM
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2. Congress may be the only thing that can end it, but will they? |
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The constitution is a piece of paper. It doesn't end wars.
Impeachment removes a president, if it passes. It doesn't end wars, either. Maybe the replacement, President Cheney, will end the war, but I sort of doubt it.
Nobody in Congress seems to want to remove funding for the war. Even Democrats have backed down from the pre-election rhetoric. So even if a Democrat is elected president in 08, it may not end the war.
This isn't what I had in mind when I voted in November.
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:06 AM
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3. Then blame the last Congress |
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They have already allocated the funds that Bush is using. As far as I know, this Congress hasn't had an opportunity to do that.
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JustABozoOnThisBus
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Fri Jan-19-07 12:11 PM
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8. I DO blame the last Congress |
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and all the congresses going back to the start of this mess in 1991. But that's not really helpful.
Only THIS congress can do anything. All those other congresses are history (and good riddance).
I know it takes time for anything meaningful to happen in Washington, but kids are dying and money is flowing into the sinkhole. I guess I'm impatient.
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:08 AM
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4. Too bad the Cons pushed the On button for Bush to shred it |
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The 110th Congress is going to have to work very hard to put all of the pieces back together.
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:13 AM
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5. the troops couuld end it |
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They could refuse to fight. Given that that is extremely unlikely to happen, things will proceed largely as they are.
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:31 AM
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6. The people can end it but that would require |
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Edited on Fri Jan-19-07 11:31 AM by genie_weenie
sacrifice, and the people are cowed or afraid or indifferent.
And it is understandable. No one person should be asked to suffer the full power of the Government.
So, get used to being a feudal serf cause the Republic is not going to listen to you regardless of elections...
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Fri Jan-19-07 11:34 AM
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Congress CAN end the Iraq war by amending or reversing the IWR.
If the president vetoes the legislation, the veto will have to be overridden.
But Congress has the authority.
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