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And while we’re talking about going to war, who changed the Constitution to make Congress a Commander-in-Chief? Congress has two roles in war: Vote to approve a President’s declaration of war and vote for funding. There is no mention of passing measu…

By: Carlos S. Ramirez, Editor-in-Chief
Looks like the Commander-in-Chief will be showing Congress a thing or two about setting war policy.
Congress, in its usual abuse of commerce clause and spending clause powers, decided to set a timetable for troop …

The LA Times ran a piece in which they study how the next few months are going to go with the bill to fund the troops: Norman J. Ornstein, who studies relations between Congress and the White House at the…

How long will it be before President Bush announces a veto and makes a very public spectacle of the Congressional efforts to not only undermine US national security and strategic interests by setting deadlines and pushing the military to accept timet…

Senate Ignores Veto Threat, Passes Iraq War Spending Bill WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday passed the Iraq war spending bill 51-47 after President Bush said he would likely veto the legislation over the inclusion of a timetable for withdrawal

Looks like it’s veto time:The Senate on Thursday defied President George W. Bush by passing a war-funding bill setting a goal of withdrawing all American combat soldiers from Iraq within a year. By a vote of 51-47, the Senate approved