Monarchy Didn't Work
Last night, we witnessed the disgusting scene of a newly elected Democratic majority behaving like a bunch of trained seals standing up and clapping on cue, for the charlatan that led this nation into a premeditated, avarice, unnecessary war in Iraq. An imperialistic war, that has cost over 3,060 Americans lives and over a half trillion dollars, with no end in sight.
The White House spokesperson has already said that the resolution that Senators Hagel, Levin and Biden intend to put forward is not going to affects Bush’s escalation of the war, because they are going forward with their plan to increase of the number of troops by over 21,000.
Republican Senator Hagel points out that we have a form of government that represents co-equal branches of government. Article I of the Constitution is not the presidency, it's the Congress. We have separation of powers and co-equal branches of government.
Hagel a decorated Vietnam combat veteran insists that Congress needs to be part of any resolution in foreign policy for our country. He admits that congressional Republicans have walked away from that responsibility for the last four years.
Senator Hagel points out that for Bush to say that regardless of what Congress does in any resolution, they're not going to pay heed is not the way a democracy works. Bush seems to have forgotten that on November 7th, the people of this country changed the management in Congress. In a recent poll, seventy-three percent of the America people said that they disapproved of Bush's handling of Iraq. That should tell him that the country is no longer behind him, but it doesn’t matter to this most arrogant of presidents.
Chuck Hagel believes that this is going to play out over the next few months, with appropriations, more resolutions and more than one bill, because this is the biggest issue facing our country since Vietnam.
Senator Hagel wants a national debate on this issue. If the Bush administration thinks that they can disregard whatever actions the Congress may take, Hagel can't predict what will happen, but thinks that Bush will want to reevaluate his position. Hagel conclude: “This is not a monarchy. We tried that once. It didn't work.”
The White House spokesperson has already said that the resolution that Senators Hagel, Levin and Biden intend to put forward is not going to affects Bush’s escalation of the war, because they are going forward with their plan to increase of the number of troops by over 21,000.
Republican Senator Hagel points out that we have a form of government that represents co-equal branches of government. Article I of the Constitution is not the presidency, it's the Congress. We have separation of powers and co-equal branches of government.
Hagel a decorated Vietnam combat veteran insists that Congress needs to be part of any resolution in foreign policy for our country. He admits that congressional Republicans have walked away from that responsibility for the last four years.
Senator Hagel points out that for Bush to say that regardless of what Congress does in any resolution, they're not going to pay heed is not the way a democracy works. Bush seems to have forgotten that on November 7th, the people of this country changed the management in Congress. In a recent poll, seventy-three percent of the America people said that they disapproved of Bush's handling of Iraq. That should tell him that the country is no longer behind him, but it doesn’t matter to this most arrogant of presidents.
Chuck Hagel believes that this is going to play out over the next few months, with appropriations, more resolutions and more than one bill, because this is the biggest issue facing our country since Vietnam.
Senator Hagel wants a national debate on this issue. If the Bush administration thinks that they can disregard whatever actions the Congress may take, Hagel can't predict what will happen, but thinks that Bush will want to reevaluate his position. Hagel conclude: “This is not a monarchy. We tried that once. It didn't work.”
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