U.S.: Congress Surrenders Authority to Bush – Despite Constitution and Electorate - An Alternative, by Paul V. Rafferty

2002-10-15

According to the U.S. Constitution, only Congress has the power to declare war but a previous “War Powers Resolution”, passed in 1973, weakened the Constitution to such a degree that this Congressional vote may go unchallenged.

An unelected President of the United States now has the authority to attack Iraq, whenever he chooses. The fact that this may contradict the U.S. Constitution – the “Supreme Law of the Nation” – is irrelevant, since the only legal “judge” of Contitutionality is the U.S. Supreme Court – the same Supreme Court which virtually appointed George W. Bush to the Presidency, by not allowing a recount of the votes in Florida, the State governed by Jeb Bush, the now-President’s brother.

G.W. Bush lost the popular vote and the voting in Florida was highly questionable.

By the Supreme Court not allowing a recount, G.W. Bush was given the State of Florida and in a complex “Electoral College” system, the popular vote matters less than the number of States. A peculiar American institution.

The Supreme Court Decision which placed G.W. Bush in the White House was close – 5 to 4 – and all five who voted not to allow the recount were appointed by either the Reagan/Bush or the Bush/Quayle Presidencies. Former President George H.W.Bush is the father of the current President George W. Bush.