Is this war on the Afghani people unconstitutional?
Submitted by atrickpay on Fri, 01/09/2009 - 16:09
It looks like it is. Why?
Well, in Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution, it states that The Congress shall have Power:
"To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years."
So the question is, have the Congress people appropriated money that has been used over a span of two years? My guess is that they probably most definitely have.
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Perhaps we can get 'FreeJesseVentura' in here...
He wholeheartedly believes that the U.S. invasion and occupation is constitutional--in fact he wants his Lord Obama to send in more troops!
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Funny, I was under the
Funny, I was under the impression that the President had to ask congress to DECLARE war on a foreign state in order for force of arms to be used. And also that it says somewhere in the Constitution that any powers not given to any branch of the government specifically in the Constitution DO NOT EXIST.
"The casualty of partisanship is objectivity."
Right, I don't believe
that the congress people ever declared war on the Afghani people. So, it would be unconstitutional on that end...
But I'm wondering...is it also unconstitutional because of the 2 year provision?
Sure it's unconstitutional
Seems like a good point to protest and refuse to pay taxes to me, that along with the fact the Federal Reserve Notes are also unconstitutional.
They are asking the people to pay taxes in an unconstitutional currency to pay for an unconstitutional war!
our constitution doesn't mean anything to them
Military Industrial Complex's constitution is quite different from yours, believe me. They don't represent America but their sponsors. The fact that you have to pay for this and other wars is just a collateral damage :)
Oh ya,
I know the politicians don't give a hoot about the Constitution. And why should they? The incentive structure of of the concept of government seems to cause politicians to be more interested in handing out money to special interests.