6) has PP doesn't necessarily answer any of these questions.
I don't know if SCOTUS has ever addressed any of these issues. But language in Constitution is subject to reasonable interpretation.
5) necessary defense purpose'? Or is bombing itself a declaration of war (what lawyers would call 'constructive declaration'), even if POTUS didn't expressly declare war?
Purse power can be used to limit/stop wars declared/started by POTUS. But fact that Congress
4) difference between 'declaring war' & engaging in acts of violence or other acts that are called acts of war (e.g., embargo) w/o 1st declaring war? If POTUS orders military to do an act of war (e.g., bomb foreign city), can he say 'I didn't DECLARE war, I just ordered bombing for
3) they intended to give to Congress that 'power' that it otherwise wouldn't have (e.g., corrupt POTUS refuses to repel foreign invasion & Congress must declare war to defend country).
Even if 'declaration' power resides ONLY w/Congress, how do we define 'declaration' & 'war'? Is there a
2) this express constitutional power is only meant to insure that Congress ALSO has such power? Constitution doesn't say ONLY Congress can declare war.
In law, 'power' & 'right' are not same thing. Framers may believe POTUS has inherent 'right' to declare war &
1) POWER TO DECLARE WAR
Saying Congress has 'power to declare war' doesn't answer many questions.
Does expressly giving Congress this power automatically, by inference, exclude POTUS's power to ALSO declare war? Could it be said that POTUS, as CinC, has inherent power to declare war &
Khomani, Khamenei, let's call the whole thing off ...
Also, growth in CC spending could mean more people have 1) more confidence & more to spend, so their using cards to spend it, or 2) less current $ to spend, so they need to put things on CC, w/hopes they can repay in future.
'If you insist that you must decide who the next Iranian leader will be, are you concerned that many Iranians will be upset about that because they will recall the overthrow of Mossadegh in 1953?'
Question Trump should, but likely won't, be asked.
Would love to hear his answer tho ...
THE PLAN RAMBLES ON
Trump insists he should decide who leads Iran.
It's a great idea. US has never picked the Iranian leader any time in the past. I'm sure the Iranian people would trust our judgment & LOVE whoever we pick (because US Knows Best) & there would be no blowback whatsoever.
/s
3) don't have Trump stabilcious geniusitiness, so you could figure these things out?
Don't despair; Trump's got your back ...
2) engages in guerrilla-type tactics like roadside bombs, assassinations, hit-n-run RPGs fired from cover, etc.
Because, you know, that's just not done, it's not fair, after the formal military is defeated.
O ye of little faith; aren't you embarrassed that you
1) TRUMP FIGURES IT OUT
So it seems the plan is, no US grounds troops in Iran until their military is decimated, so it can't fight back.
Brilliant; why has no one ever thought of this before?
Because, you know, once a country's military is defeated, the entire populace gives up & NO ONE ever
Trump at dignified transfer, wearing blue suit, red tie & white MAGA baseball cap; can't read the slogans on it, but we'll know soon enough. Looking bored.
Wiles right behind him in white trench coat.
All others in black.
No words ...
CAN WE BE THAT LUCKY?
Theoretically, Noem could be charged w/perjury for falsely claiming that Trump approved her ad campaign, w/Trump being the crucial witness against her, saying he never approved that.
Think of the pay-per-view gate that that trial could bring; pay off the national debt ...
Speaker Johnson recently said, w/no hint of irony or indication of knowledge of the relevant history, that in Iran, the 'mission is nearly accomplished.'
We have a mocking slogan ...
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Trump/MAGAs keep saying Iran operation is not a war.
The obvious, but never-asked, follow-up question is:
'How do you define war & why doesn't this qualify?'
See how easy that is, press?
'Using the same definition of domestic terrorist that you applied to Pretti & Good, can any or all of the J6ers be described as DTs as well &, if not, why not?'
'He attacked my fist w/his jaw'
exactly
battle of fundamentalists shaping up
3) whichever way it goes, much blood will flow, unfortunately.
2) (& necessarily lengthy) course of a possible cure, which itself will be very painful (perhaps even more so than the disease itself) & will ultimately result in: a) a benign cure; b) the development of an even more serious disease; c) or the retrenchment of the existing cancer.
If they choose #2,
1) IRANIAN REALITY
Iran is riddled w/engrained cancer (an unholy combo of absurd religious fanaticism & cynical violent criminality), which is deeply & thickly rooted in all aspects of its society.
Its options are 1) continue to suffer w/the existing disease; or 2) embark on an alternative
