03/02/2009
https://www.congress.gov...
"The battle began in late March when Fox News firestarter Glenn Beck said Harold Koh, Obama's nominee to be the State Department top lawyer, supported Muslim sharia law."
"There are enormous debates in the Senate as well as the American people about various legal principles, even discussion of various constitutional amendments and their meaning for each one of us."
"The Framers of the U.S. Constitution designated the President as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces, but entrusted to the Congress the authority to declare war."
"Under our Constitution, decisions about the use of force involve the shared responsibilities of the President and the Congress."