[lbo-talk] Updated: 191 Reps., Including 72 Democrats, Call for Debate & Vote Before War With Syria

[Wojtek S]

AFAIK, there was a "debate" before the Iraq war, and that meant jack shit.
Technically speaking, aerial attack alone is not a "war" - or at least it
has not been in the past practice - so the POTUS is free to launch one
without a Congressional approval.

On Fri, Aug 30, 2013 at 5:03 PM, Robert Naiman <naiman at justforeignpolicy.org
> wrote:


> [includes final list from Lee.]
>
> By my count, at least 191 Members of the House of Representatives,
> including 72 Democrats, have done at least one of the following things in
> the last few days: 1) signed a
> letter<
> http://lee.house.gov/press-release/congresswoman-lee-pens-syria-letter-white-house-calls-congressional-debate
> >
> initiated
> by California Democrat Barbara Lee saying that there must be Congressional
> debate and vote before war with Syria; 2) signed a
> letter<
> http://rigell.house.gov/uploadedfiles/8.29.13_letter_to_potus_with_signatories.pdf
> >
> initiated
> by Virginia Republican Scott Rigell saying that there must be Congressional
> debate and vote before war with Syria; 3) issued a statement calling for a
> Congressional debate and vote before war with Syria. I don’t claim that
> this count is exhaustive. If you know of other examples, please share them
> in the comments. [Update: there are now 60 signers of the Lee letter, not
> 54 as currently at the link.]
>
>
> http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/08/29/1234850/-162-Reps-Including-64-Democrats-Call-for-Debate-Vote-Before-War-With-Syria
>
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