<P>It's quite hopeless. This is not a justicable controversy. The determination of whether the Prez needs a declaration of war to have a war is textually committed to the legislative branch; and it's a political question. I don't say it's bad politics to bring the lawsuit, but it's a loser. jks <P> <B><I>Steven <mailinglist@navari.com></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1141" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=078023318-25022003>Not sure if anyone at LBO is following this story.... if so, here's the latest</SPAN></FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=078023318-25022003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff size=2><SPAN class=078023318-25022003></SPAN></FONT> </DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader lang=en-us dir=ltr align=left><FONT face=Tahoma size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> Jeffrey McKenzie [mailto:mfso2@yahoo.com] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Tuesday, February 25, 2003 4:12 AM<BR><B>To:</B> MFSO<BR><B>Subject:</B> [MilitaryFamiliesSpeakOut] Fwd: Update on Lawsuit<BR><BR></FONT></DIV> <P> <B><I>MFSO <mfso@netspace.org></I></B> wrote: <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">Date: Mon, 24 Feb 2003 23:22:01 -0500<BR><BR> <META content="MSHTML 5.00.2614.3500" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>At a hearing in Federal District Court today, Judge Tauro dismissed the legal challenge to the President's right to go to war without a Congressional Declaration of War. As you know, several members of MFSO are plaintiffs (along with 3 active military personnel and 12 Congresspersons). </FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>John Bonifaz, the plaintiff's attorney, said that the judge was simply wrong in his decision and filed an immediate appeal with the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The First Circuit Court of Appeals seems to be taking the case very seriously and may schedule a hearing on the Appeal in the next few days, much quicker than usual.  </FONT> </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>We will post the motion for expedited appeal and the motion for appeal momentarily.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>In Peace and Solidarity,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Nancy Lessin and Charley Richardson    </FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE><p><br><hr size=1>Do you Yahoo!?<br> <a href="http://rd.yahoo.com/finance/mailtagline/*http://taxes.yahoo.com/">Yahoo! Tax Center</a> - forms, calculators, tips, and more