Board:   [DoveNet] DoveNet General Chat
Subject: Re: Good grief, groceries
From:    DaiTengu
Date:    Tue Sep 29, 2026 12:52

@VIA: ENSEMBLE
  Re: Re: Good grief, groceries
  By: John Richards to DaiTengu on Tue Sep 29 2026 04:09 am

 JR> Let's see. Kennedy and LBJ got/kept us in Vietnam how many years? That was
 JR> only a police action. I think there are more than 90 days in 20 years
 JR> also. So, Democrats set the precedent, and now you complain about it? Just
 JR> going by your rules.


 I'm pretty sure I pointed out that EVERY president except for Bush Jr. violated that clause.

if you want to get technical, Congress gaveLBJ authorization for actions in Vietnam via the Gulf of tonkin Resolution.

The War Powers Resolution was enacted during Nixon's administration (he tried to veto it, but that was back when the US Senate and Congress actually could work together), which limited all military action without congressional authorization to 60 days.

....Men will sooner surrender their rights than their customs.

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