revelarts
05-17-2011, 09:24 PM
Congress has imbedded these lines in a pending defense bill.
How does this read to you?
Any boundaries here?
Any foreseeable end here?
Is this what the constitution has in mind by giving congress the power to declare war?
SEC. 1034 AFFIRMATION OF ARMED CONFLICT WITH AL‐QAEDA, THE TALIBAN, AND ASSOCI3
ATED FORCES.
Congress affirms that—
(1) the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad;
(2) the President has the authority to use all
necessary and appropriate force during the current
armed conflict with al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces pursuant to the Authorization for Use
of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C.
1541 note);
(3) the current armed conflict includes nations,
organization, and persons who—
(A) are part of, or are substantially supporting, al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or
(B) have engaged in hostilities or have directly supported hostilities in aid of a nation, organization, or person described in subparagraph (A); and
(4) the President’s authority pursuant to the
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) includes the authority
to detain belligerents, including persons described in
paragraph (3), until the termination of hostilities.
http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/Comparison_of_2001_AUMF_and_2011_New_World_Wide_Wa r_Authorization.pdf
http://www.aclu.org/new-authorization-worldwide-war-without-end
Is it me or does this look like it makes the U.S. President a War Lord?
How does this read to you?
Any boundaries here?
Any foreseeable end here?
Is this what the constitution has in mind by giving congress the power to declare war?
SEC. 1034 AFFIRMATION OF ARMED CONFLICT WITH AL‐QAEDA, THE TALIBAN, AND ASSOCI3
ATED FORCES.
Congress affirms that—
(1) the United States is engaged in an armed conflict with al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces and that those entities continue to pose a threat to the United States and its citizens, both domestically and abroad;
(2) the President has the authority to use all
necessary and appropriate force during the current
armed conflict with al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, and associated forces pursuant to the Authorization for Use
of Military Force (Public Law 107–40; 50 U.S.C.
1541 note);
(3) the current armed conflict includes nations,
organization, and persons who—
(A) are part of, or are substantially supporting, al‐Qaeda, the Taliban, or associated forces that are engaged in hostilities against the United States or its coalition partners; or
(B) have engaged in hostilities or have directly supported hostilities in aid of a nation, organization, or person described in subparagraph (A); and
(4) the President’s authority pursuant to the
Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law
107–40; 50 U.S.C. 1541 note) includes the authority
to detain belligerents, including persons described in
paragraph (3), until the termination of hostilities.
http://www.aclu.org/files/assets/Comparison_of_2001_AUMF_and_2011_New_World_Wide_Wa r_Authorization.pdf
http://www.aclu.org/new-authorization-worldwide-war-without-end
Is it me or does this look like it makes the U.S. President a War Lord?