On the recordFebruary 16, 2005
the Congress has passed two use-of-force resolutions, one almost immediately after the September 11 attacks
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Robert C. Byrd
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Senator Byrd discusses congressional resolutions related to military action post-9/11.
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I cannot support this item unless there are some limitations on it, unless Congress can exercise its power over the purse, as the Constitution provides.
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the doctrine of preemption says that one man, the President, shall have power to declare war.
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No, we're not talking about a lot of things; we're talking about this particular request for modularity.
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