Political Quotes

“It disappoints me that President Obama opposes a formal end to the Iraq war, but it doesn't surprise me. As a candidate, he was outspoken against the war and for ending the war: He will be bringing the troops home. But this vote in this debate is not necessarily just about bringing the troops home. This is a debate over power. The executive branch wants to keep the unlimited power to commit troops to war. This is about who holds the power. The Founding Fathers intended that Congress should hold the power. This vote is about whether we will continue to abdicate that power and give up that power to the Executive. That allows for no checks and balances. We need to have checks and balances. It is what our Founding Fathers intended. With regard to defending ourselves, there is authorization for the President to always defend the Nation using force. There is authorization for every embassy around the world to defend the embassy. That is why we have soldiers there. We have agreements with the host country that the host military is supposed to support the embassy. If that fails, we have our own soldiers. We have these agreements around the world. There is nothing that says we cannot use force. This says we are reclaiming the power to declare war, and we will not have another war with hundreds of thousands of troops without a debate. Should not the public and Congress debate it before we commit troops to war? This war is coming to a close. I suggest that we should be proud of it.…”