AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES
Please review the The Constitution of The United States, Article 1, Section 8,
Clause 11 and decide for yourself if allowing the
President to send our sons, duaghters, brothers, sisters, fathers and mothers to fight and die in Iraq for
"Freedom" and "Democracy", without a declaration of war by Congress, is Constitutional or not.
Then review the "Authorizations" below, which were used in place of an actual declaration of war, and
note that United Nations Resolutions, and enforcing such, according to the proponents of these "Authorizations", are
apparently equal to or of greater importance than that of our rule of law as secured by our Constituiton.
AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES Public Law 107-40
107th Congress
That the President is
authorized to use all necessary and appropriate force against those
nations, organizations, or persons he determines planned, authorized,
committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11,
2001, or harbored such organizations or persons, in order to prevent any
future acts of international terrorism against the United States by such
nations, organizations or persons.
AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE AGAINST IRAQ RESOLUTION OF 2002
Public Law 107-243
107th Congress
....Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take
action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism
against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint
resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law
107-40);
(Public Law 107-40 is referenced and linked above) ........................................................................................................................................
Presidential Determination.--In connection with the exercise of
the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President
shall, prior to such exercise or as soon thereafter as may be feasible,
but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make
available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the
President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that--
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or
other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately
protect the national security of the United States against the
continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to
enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council
resolutions regarding Iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to this joint resolution is consistent
with the United States and other countries continuing to take
the necessary actions against international terrorist and
terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations,
or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the
terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001. ........................................................................................................................................
Authorization.--The President is authorized to use the Armed
Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and
appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States
against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council
resolutions regarding Iraq.
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