Well...
Could the congress take measues to really end the war? Why don't they? What are they afraid of?
2007-02-17 07:10:07 · 6 answers · asked by Zezo Zeze Zadfrack 1 in News & Events ➔ Current Events
They can't by law. But they can cut off funding and that could be the next step.
2007-02-17 07:18:11 · answer #1 · answered by notyou311 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
DAMN! ~ do I ever wish that were possible, sometimes.
The "problem" is the constitution.
If the president in office, voted in by the people USUALLY, (our present one excepted) did not have the authority he does, then whoever had the most votes in congress, - Democrats or Republicans - would run the country, and there would be no point in electing a president.
However, the reason there is a congress in the first place is to have the wishes of ALL the people of the country represented, and that the President would listen to them before making his decisions. In this case....FAT CHANCE.
That is why their decisions are "non binding". Depending on your views on any particular issue, that can be either a good thing, or a bad thing.
In this instance, I agree with you, BUT the only way to really stop a president from just doing anything he wants, anytime he wants, is to impeach him. In this case, many are scared that by so doing, they are "sending a message to the enemy" that we are weak etc etc.
MOST convenient, and not true. You can't run foreign policy, or conduct (or get out of) a war, if you are afraid of such things.
We need a brilliant Secretary of State and Defence to whom the President actually listens......
And they tried to impeach Bill Clinton for getting a b.j. It is TRULY scary, what some people consider priorities.
2007-02-17 16:28:04 · answer #2 · answered by kathjarq 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The constitution directs that the President is the commander in chief and as such is mandated to conduct the war. Congress was given an oversight but not intended to interfere with the presidents actions. The loses our country endured were caused by congress trying to do the president's work. The sooner people understand that the better we will be. Those who oppose the war fail to understand morality or honor. In their drive to get attention they blabber and stammer but get nothing done. Hopefully the people will toss them out next election.
2007-02-17 15:41:03 · answer #3 · answered by mr conservative 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Congress has not done anything binding such as cutting off funds because they would lose every election for a generation. With non-binding resolutions they can satisfy their america-hating liberal activists but still hedge their bets that Iraq can get fixed. Also, it gives their presidential cantidate an issue for 2008.
2007-02-17 21:05:30 · answer #4 · answered by Reynaldo 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They don't want anything 'binding' in case they're wrong, it would hurt them politically. Yes, they are afraid.
2007-02-17 15:26:11 · answer #5 · answered by Mr.Wise 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's next.
2007-02-17 23:39:18 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋