“Nearly three dozen House Democrats are calling on Republicans to withdraw a section of the 2012 defense authorization bill that they say would effectively declare a state of permanent war against unnamed Taliban and al Qaeda operatives.
A Tuesday letter from House Judiciary Committee Chairman John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and 32 other Democrats argues that affirming continued war against terrorist forces goes too far, giving too much authority to the president without debate in Congress.
Their letter cites language in the authorization bill that incorporates the Detainee Security Act, which affirms continued armed conflict against terrorists overseas.”
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Things like permanent states of war and permanent “emergency decrees” are the stuff of totalitarian governments. Seems an odd thing for them to want to include.
Just like permanent transitory inflation…war is peace
the war machine has a false boost in GDP… initial boost, but longer term destroyed munitions, equipment, and sadly people
Otto: He can’t do that to our pledges.
Boon: Only we can do that to our pledges.
I guess Sen. Blutarsky’s not the only one with a cameo in Congressional House.