I rise today in defense of that conservative idea, because cutting off appropriations is not an answer, and in an age with the technology today that exists, when the gentleman from Illinois is correct that war may no longer be formally declared, to give that power to one man is more dangerous than when Lyndon Johnson had it, more dangerous than when Franklin Delano Roosevelt had it. This constitutional system serves best by insisting that the Congress share in that right, and that the lessons of Vietnam and the opportunities of the Persian Gulf remain with us.
Robert Torricelli: “I rise today in defense of that conservative idea, because cutting off appropriations is not an answer, and in an age…”
Editor's note · Context
Defending the principle of shared power in the American constitutional system during a debate.
Share
More from Robert Torricelli
I hope our colleagues understand this. When we talk about Fidel Castro's dictatorship today, this isn't some old, unsettled grudge. This is a continuing security problem. Ninety miles off our shore we have now established there are…
This is the moment to build this high-speed rail system. It is in this legislation. It is identical to the legislation cosponsored by 56 Senators, including Senator Lott and Senator Daschle. Use this moment to build this system. The…
the Congress may now be closer to comprehensive campaign finance reform than at any time in 30 years. It holds the promise of restoring public confidence by reducing the amount of money flowing into American politics while simultaneously…
Indeed, it is because of not only allowing them to operate but a permanent presence for these terrorist organizations in Havana that the State Department, under both the Clinton administration and now the Bush administration, has cited…





