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still_one Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Feb-18-08 12:56 PM
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55. Not the same thing, the IWR essentially over-rode the War Powers Act
which was why so many Democrats voted against it, and even though both John Kerry and John Edwards voted for it, and even though they both said it was a mistake, why should anyone who voted for that legislation be awarded the presidency?

The War Powers Act provided the Congressional oversight necessary against this administration and the Iraq war, and the IWR effectively undid all that
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