They do have the authority to stop funding the war, and the right. But that's not what they tried here is it. All they have to do to end the war is to say, "no, not another dime". But they don't do that, do they. No! Instead they play unconsitutional games with the funding and slime like you applaud them for it.

Funny, I'm just home on leave, and last I checked (last week), despite, according to the media, repeated funding crunches, we're still doing missions, I've got plenty of bullets, and I keep right on eating and getting paid. I'm not overly worried. They'll figure it out. The Democrats will bitch and moan, and they'll compromise a tiny bit from the admin's position, and whatever bill is needed will get passed. SSDD.

i deny that you are nobody special

Reply By: ParaTed2kPosted: Friday, November 16, 2007They do have the authority to stop funding the war, and the right. But that's not what they tried here is it. All they have to do to end the war is to say, "no, not another dime". But they don't do that, do they. No! Instead they play unconsitutional games with the funding and slime like you applaud them for it.

Nothing that Congress has done is unconstitutional. They have provided funding for the war and the terms of use. That is their responsibility. The same thing is taking place with the other appropriation bills. The Congress is not following what Bush would like and he and the GOP want. Bush is NOT the DECIDER and if Bush or the GOP members of Congress try to force a change in the funding levels that the majority of Congress approved or block a vote in the Senate as they did with the war funding bill, the lack of funding will be on the head of Bush and the GOP members of Congress. The time has come for the Congress and the spending process to work as the Constitution provides.

The actions of the Majority of Congress is not a PLOY. It is the GOP in the Congress and the President that are using a PLOY to prevent what the MAJORITY of Congress want.

except that congress does not have control over how the troops are used or when they come home. the only thing that they can do is pay or not pay.

oh and this is constitutional.

it is called checks and balances.

and if the majority of congress wanted this it would PASS. and they would be able to over ride the presidents veto.

and he is to the decider. that is why the president was given the power of the veto. and congress has the right to over rule him. it is called a veto over ride.

Reply By: danielostPosted: Saturday, November 17, 2007Bush is NOT the DECIDER and he is to the decider. that is why the president was given the power of the veto. and congress has the right to over rule him. it is called a veto over ride.

Better read the Constitution. Congress NOT the President has the final say on the Budget. The problem we have is that Bush does not understand the meaning of some very basic words. He sent a REQUEST for funding to Congress. That does not mean DEMAND. Bush got use to having Congress act like his requests were demands during the first six years of his administration. It is TIME TO END that process!!

Reply By: danielostPosted: Saturday, November 17, 2007The actions of the Majority of Congress is not a PLOY. It is the GOP in the Congress and the President that are using a PLOY to prevent what the MAJORITY of Congress want. oh and this is constitutional.it is called checks and balances. and if the majority of congress wanted this it would PASS. and they would be able to over ride the presidents veto.

If Bush and the GOP prevent the MAJORITY in Congress from setting the spending then let Bush and the GOP members in Congress cut off funding and see just how long that will fly!!!

The current process is like the "Tail waging the Dog".

what ever

Reply By: danielostPosted: Saturday, November 17, 2007what ever

Is that your response when YOU are proven WRONG?

An annual effort to balance federal spending in such areas as forestry, education, space technology, and the national defense, with revenue, which the United States collects largely through federal taxes.

Of the three branches of the U.S. government, Congress has the power to determine federal spending, pursuant to Article I, Section 9, of the U.S. Constitution, which states, "No money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in Consequence of Appropriations made by Law." The drafters of the Constitution sought to secure the federal SPENDING POWER with legislators rather than the president, to keep separate the powers of purse and sword. In The Federalist No. 58, JAMES MADISON wrote, "This power of the purse may, in fact, be regarded as the most complete and effectual weapon with which any constitution can arm the immediate representatives of the people."

no that is my response when babble incoherently and or tell out and out lies.

congress can fund or not fund the troops.


they cannot tell the president how to deploy the troops.


putting a deadline on when they have to come home is telling the president how to deploy the troops.


by the way telling the enamy when you are going to pull out really is a DEAD LINE. because that is when they are going to hit you just hard as they can. don't believe me ask the british what happened when they pulled out some of their troops after announcing that they would be pulling out. that secter was secure hadn't had any or few problems with insurgents. yet on the day that they announced that they were going to leave. that secter got hit hard.

this is why bush and the generals do not want a pull out date. yet you a supposed col. are so stupid that you cannot/will not or just plain are to blind to see this.

you want dead american soldiers you the bad guys what day we are going to pull out.

further example the day we pulled out of vietnam was the day that the other side hit that city the hardest they had ever hit anything.