On the recordMay 9, 2007
The conclusion that I have reached is that it must be that the President has contempt for the democratic process. I can't really reach any other conclusion besides that. Because we are not a monarchy. He hopefully realizes that he was not elected king. He is not self-appointed. He is one of three branches of government that are coequal, coequal meaning we have as much say and as much right to weigh in on something as significant as whether to, A, commit our troops to war, and, B, we control the appropriations, we control the purse.
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