tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post8964480149315584622..comments2024-03-26T13:46:42.738-05:00Comments on 4 Quarters, 10 Dimes: Of Decals and Misplaced PrideDavidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-19019660506497389852013-09-10T17:30:00.887-05:002013-09-10T17:30:00.887-05:00If I recall correctly, Congress did authorize the ...If I recall correctly, Congress did authorize the use of force in the first Gulf War, but did not actually declare war. This is a half-measure, and not really up to the full Constitutional standard, but better than nothing. Similarly, Congress may authorize the use of force in Syria this month, but there has been no request from the president for a full declaration of war nor has there been any movement in Congress to debate this.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-72600256990339681632013-09-10T08:17:58.957-05:002013-09-10T08:17:58.957-05:00No declaration since 41? I could have sworn that o...No declaration since 41? I could have sworn that one of the Gulf Wars involved Congress properly? I recall speculation in the press about the outcome of the vote... what am I remembering?<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704326408382310378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-44217355937868291782013-09-08T12:15:21.154-05:002013-09-08T12:15:21.154-05:00He makes an interesting point, but not one that re...He makes an interesting point, but not one that really follows here. There is a vast difference between a pointless, poorly planned, or even unconstitutional war on the one hand and treason on the other.<br /><br />Treason is defined in the Constitution: "Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort." (Article 3, Section 3). This the South did when they set up the Confederacy.<br /><br />Vietnam, Iraq and the like are not the same thing at all - they present a different set of problems For one thing, there is Article 1 Section 8, which explicitly states that Congress (not the President) shall have the power to declare war. No such declaration was ever made nor has there been such a declaration since 1941. Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-70508795887472067072013-09-08T04:09:25.329-05:002013-09-08T04:09:25.329-05:00As you know, I shared this with my daughter, who h...As you know, I shared this with my daughter, who had many questions. I've now shared it with my son, who always has an interesting perspective. He compares the treason of the Confederacy to declarations of pointless wars by other presidents, e.g. George W. These result in the unneccessary deaths of American soldiers. I love asking for his opinion on things like this - he's always got a perspective I'd never thought of.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704326408382310378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-17991527708870329302013-09-02T09:30:22.883-05:002013-09-02T09:30:22.883-05:00Maybe Fox simply refuses to recognize that the Civ...Maybe Fox simply refuses to recognize that the Civil War occurred at all and is just using the original location, before WV split away from the secessionist VA?<br /><br />Or maybe it's just par for the course for a network that prefers ideological fantasy to reality.<br /><br />Either way, drably depressing.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03463621516644789183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-29155757094500174992013-09-02T08:10:43.576-05:002013-09-02T08:10:43.576-05:00Alas, the fool who thought that up is unlikely to ...Alas, the fool who thought that up is unlikely to wander by and read this.<br /><br />Apropos only of the Civil War...<br /><br />Saturday, during the football game, apparently someone on Fox kept referring to WVU's location as Morgantown, Virginia.<br /><br />Despite WEST VIRGINIA being on the field in giant letters.<br /><br />Which is why I, sadly, find myself unsurprised that people don't understand what the confederate flag actually means.<br /><br />Random Michelle Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13817444379694818074noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-31954224131179305532013-09-01T11:42:22.165-05:002013-09-01T11:42:22.165-05:00Well said! Sadly, too many people can't see th...Well said! Sadly, too many people can't see the truth when it hits them in the face.mehitabelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07855340553296575495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5977625681756554695.post-61504593791736002102013-09-01T11:31:56.917-05:002013-09-01T11:31:56.917-05:00Hear, hear!Hear, hear!Lee Ihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15721969338069074639noreply@blogger.com