You're only focusing on feelings,
That's all you've posted as proof.
Try again?
You are the only one talking about feelings. I quoted the Constitution.
Look man, if you want to continue with the discussion focus on my argument, the Constitution. If you don't, keep talking about feelings. I have no idea what you are talking about or what the relevance of your feelings to this is. I quoted the Constitution and pointed out the Constitution is a document of enumerated powers. If you disagree with that , argue it. If you keep talking about your feelings I'm not responding anymore to your posts in this discussion.
Obviously we agree on most things, we are thanking each other regularly and we don't disagree very often. But your obsession with your feelings on this is pointless to me. You want to discuss the Constitution or not?
The part of the Constitution you posted does not show the Iraq war was unconstitutional.
Thanks! Appreciate you actually addressing my post.
Not very specific though. I'll repeat my argument, maybe you can direct your argument more to which part you're not agreeing with.
1) Here are the only statement in the Constitution regarding the military.
Preamble: "provide for the common defence"
Article 1. Section 8. "provide for the common defence"
2) The Constitution is a document of enumerated powers. By the 10th amendment, all powers not enumerated to the Federal government are prohibited. They are forbidden to do it.
3) So, the Federal government is authorized to defend us, there is no other authority for the military.
4) Iraq was not for the defense of the US. It was policing the world, not an enumerated power. At best you could argue it's in our economic interest, oil, but that's still not defense. I also disagree it's in our long term economic interest. Buying Middle East oil becomes an excuse to not solve our own energy issues. We need to develop at home, there's plenty of energy here, and that is far better to our economy to spend that money here rather than in the Middle East.
I also pointed out, not to you, but in the discussion, when we are propping up despots who teach their children to call on our destruction in their schools, does that not give you a nagging feeling that what we're doing is not exactly of moral fiber? We're doing bad things, that should nag at good people, and I know Todd from all the discussions we have been in, you are a good person.