We Don't Need No Stinkin' Constitution

Article 1, Section 8, of the US Constitution provides, in relevant part:

Section 8. The Congress shall have power...
To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

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White House Press Briefing, October 30, 2007. Questions by Helen Thomas; Ms. Perino = Fourth Reich Press Secretary Dana Perino:

Q Would the President seek an explicit green light from Congress if he intended to bomb or attack Iran, or does he think he has that right?

MS. PERINO: Well, Helen, there is no intention of bombing Iran. We are on a diplomatic track. We are working with our partners, the U.N. Security Council. We have provided them, the Iranians, a road map to get to a civil nuclear program. They have walked away from that. We are hoping that they'll come back. We are both working with our U.N. Security Council partners as well as pursuing sanctions on our own, and there is not an intention to bomb Iran, as you said.
Q Does the President think he has the right to do it without going through Congress?

MS. PERINO: That is -- it's a hypothetical situation, Helen. I'm not going to answer it.

Q It's not hypothetical. It's concrete.


(Thanks to Tim at Rolling Stone for the head's up)


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