By adding stipulations on the spending bill, not to mention some serious pork, it appears that in a greedy power grab congress is trying to violate the Separation of Powers. It is obvious Congress is trying to prosecute the war., which is clearly not their job.
"Just as the president cannot raise his own funds (by obtaining loans unauthorized by Congress, for example), the legislature cannot attach conditions to federal spending that would destroy the president's authority to direct the military's tactical and strategic operations. This balance makes perfect sense; if Congress could closely direct how the executive branch spends appropriated funds, it would vitiate the president's core responsibilities as chief executive and commander in chief, transforming him into a cipher. This outcome would fundamentally warp the Framers' entire constitutional fabric."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/15/AR2007011500970.html
2007-03-23
09:18:22
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