Tag Archives: declare-war

In Any Case

A recent OpEd by Mario Cuomo in the Los Angeles Times, What The Constitution Says About Iraq, gave some surprisingly good analysis of how the Iraq war is a direct violation of the constitution. Here’s a few tidbits:

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Understanding War Powers: Declare vs. Wage

“Not all the treasures of the world, so far as I believe, could have induced me to support an offensive war, for I think it murder.” — Thomas Paine
One of the many consequences of our current political climate, in which war seems to be almost endless, is that people are often driven to ask [...]

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