WASHINGTON (AP) -- Former secretaries of state James Baker III and
Warren Christopher say the next time the president goes to war,
Congress should be required to say whether it agrees.

The co-chairmen of a bipartisan study group have proposed legislation
that would require the president to consult lawmakers before
initiating combat lasting longer than a week, except in cases of
emergencies.

In turn, Congress would have to act within 30 days, either approving
or disapproving of the action.

The plan, outlined by Baker and Christopher in an essay published
Tuesday in The New York Times, would not necessarily prevent future
debate on the so-called "war powers" issue.

Instead, it would create a new consultative process between the White
House and Congress to help prevent a potential constitutional
showdown.

Congress' involvement in approving combat operations became a central
issue in the Iraq debate last year, when Democrats tried to force
President Bush to end the war.

On Jul 8, 9:52 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote:

On Jul 9, 7:13 am, Ed earthlink.net> wrote:

On Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:13:22 -0700, Ed wrote:

Actually, there is no declaration of war.

The federal government insists it is at war yet no enemy state is named.
The closest thing that is named is terrorism or terrorist which can not
be distinguished from crime and criminals other than through the constant
repetition of pure political lingo-isms
.

On 12 jul, 13:59, ZerkonX X.net> wrote:

think some scum are making war against there one

On Jul 9, 7:43 pm, Immortalist yahoo.com> wrote: