Political Quotes

“I thank Mr. McGovern for yielding me the customary 30 minutes. Today, we consider H. Con. Res. 83 or, technically, we are considering the rule to consider H. Con. Res. 83, a resolution to remove the United States Armed Forces from hostilities in Iran. But the thing is, we are not engaged in hostilities in Iran. Once again, we are considering a measure that will have no force of law. This is a nonbinding concurrent resolution. There was some debate in the Rules Committee last night on whether a concurrent resolution under the War Powers Resolution is, in fact, nonbinding. But in the Senate, a joint resolution has been introduced, making it likely that this House Concurrent Resolution will go no further than the action today. The Constitution grants Congress the power to declare war. The Constitution also designates the President as the Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces. This sets up a conflict. The courts have not delineated the boundaries of these authorities or determined gaps between them that would either deny power to a President or to the Congress, one at the expense of the other. In Federalist Number 69, Alexander Hamilton argued the President's power resides only in the direction of the military as placed by law at his command.…”