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On the recordFebruary 25, 2015
A vote to authorize a President to send American men and women into battle is as serious and sobering a vote as any vote cast by a Member of Congress.
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Adam Smith
Democratic · Washington

Editor's note · Context

Smith emphasizes the gravity of authorizing military action.

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