Tuesday, August 1, 2006

The Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006

Raw Story

A piece of legislation sponsored by Democrats in the House of Representatives seeks to withdraw authorization for President George W. Bush to make war in Iraq, RAW STORY has learned.

The Iraq War Powers Repeal Act of 2006, H.R. 5875, was introduced on July 25 by Rep. Lynn Woolsey, a Democrat of California. The bill employs the rationale that since President Bush declared "mission accomplished" in May 2003, the US has been engaged in an occupation, not a war, which Congress never authorized.

"It's become very clear that we're not in war," Woolsey explained last week. "We're occupying Iraq and the president never came to us and asked us for permission."

And Bush lied his ass off as to his true intentions to get the permission he got.

Naturally I'm in favor of this bill, but I doubt it will go anywhere. I sure would like to see it brought to the public's attention, though.

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