[Vision2020] State Budget Deficits

[the lockshop]

Please forgive my clumsy error. That should read AUMF as in Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Terrorists enacted 18 September 2001.

g
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tom Hansen" <thansen at moscow.com>
To: "the lockshop" <lockshop at pull.twcbc.com>; "Joe Campbell" <philosopher.joe at gmail.com>; "Gary Crabtree" <jampot at roadrunner.com>; <vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Wednesday, January 05, 2011 10:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] State Budget Deficits


> Care to share a link to this "AUFM" that you reference, g?
> 
> I googled "AUFM" and all I hit upon ws . . . well, look for yourself.
> 
> http://www.google.com/#sclient=psy&hl=en&q=aufm+&aq=4o&aqi=g1g-v3g-o1&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=&pbx=1&fp=7b989c6c17f79c85
> 
> However, I didi have better luck in the Library of Congress while searhing
> for House Joint Resolution 114 of 2002, which is NOT a declaration of war.
> 
> HJR 114 is an authorization for the use of military force against Iraq,
> introduced and sponsored by Rep. Hastert (R-IL), then interim Speaker of
> the House, and Rep. Gephart (D-MO), then House Minority Leader.
> 
> It was NOT a declaration of war.  To put it bluntly, it was the product of
> patriotic fervor, of whose flames were fanned by George Bush.  Or don't
> you remember King George standing in the midst of first responders at
> "Ground Zero" so proudly exclaiming (after one of the fire fighters stated
> that he couldn't hear Bush), "I Hear you and soon they will hear you!" (as
> he pointed in the general direction of the Mid-East.
> 
> Enough for this history lesson, ok g?
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, January 5, 2011 10:22 am, the lockshop wrote:
>>  "I do not recall Congress declaring war... I do, however, recall George
>> Bush declaring a global war on terror (September 20, 2001)."
>>
>> So much for the "No one..."
>>
>> The AUFM was passed by both the house and senate with only 1 ( thats right
>> 1) disenting vote. Let's also not forget UN resolution 1386 and the fact
>> that we entered into the conflict along side over 40 other nations.
>>
>> g
>>
>


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