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**scewDeasp** · 02-16-2007, 08:34 PM

Leaving aside the particulars of Iraq for a moment, we have here a substantive majority of the House of Representative who believe that they received a mandate from the American people to change something in our government.

So they've boldly struck a dynamic pose before the TV cameras and done....

nothing.

No definitive action taken. More a "well, gee, we kinda sorta think that maybe, you know, you might want to not do that".

If the majority of Americans want something changed, and if the majority of the House truly believes the American people want it changed, then why take such a meaningless step?

Matt

Ultimately Matt, the congress has no power when it comes to a war. Fortunately, our founding fathers had enough sense to know that a body of baffoons that can only agree when to take a vacation could not possibly agree on a war strategy. There can be only one commander in chief, not 300 million. Whether he is right or wrong, they have zero power. About the only thing they could possibly do to end this now is to completely cut funding for the war. That would be political suicide for the defeatist party so in their typical symbolism over substance moves, they passed gas.

02-16-2007, 08:34 PM	#13
scewDeasp Join Date Nov 2005 Posts 485 Senior Member	Leaving aside the particulars of Iraq for a moment, we have here a substantive majority of the House of Representative who believe that they received a mandate from the American people to change something in our government. So they've boldly struck a dynamic pose before the TV cameras and done.... nothing. No definitive action taken. More a "well, gee, we kinda sorta think that maybe, you know, you might want to not do that". If the majority of Americans want something changed, and if the majority of the House truly believes the American people want it changed, then why take such a meaningless step? Matt Ultimately Matt, the congress has no power when it comes to a war. Fortunately, our founding fathers had enough sense to know that a body of baffoons that can only agree when to take a vacation could not possibly agree on a war strategy. There can be only one commander in chief, not 300 million. Whether he is right or wrong, they have zero power. About the only thing they could possibly do to end this now is to completely cut funding for the war. That would be political suicide for the defeatist party so in their typical symbolism over substance moves, they passed gas.
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