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Agreed! Dems need to keep their messages short and simple. The majority of Americans are blue-collar workers, who provide major consumer services. They like short & simple messages that get to the point quickly.
The Repubs are great at marketing their messages using KISS=Keep It Short & Simple with their tv ads and heavy marketing campaigns.
The Repubs are great at marketing their messages using KISS=Keep It Short & Simple with their tv ads and heavy marketing campaigns.
It's Hillary or Bust!
Obama has brought change alright! He's busted up the Democratic party. He lied -- he said he would NOT run for Pres., then he ran. He is the divider who f'ed everything up with his strange cult membership, his anti-patriotism, and commitment to Africa, NOT America. And let's not forget about his wife's statements -- she is so miserable as an American, but she got the best education money can buy in the USA and a job paying her $300,000. Booo hoooo. She hates America, so she and her husband can go back to Africa. He NEEDS to bow out gracefully. I'll take that high paying job!
What good is having lots of domestic assistance, jobs, and ending the war, if we are NOT safe from terrorists? Will you let anti-patriots move into the White House and control our military?? Not me! Obama is OUT.
Obama has brought change alright! He's busted up the Democratic party. He lied -- he said he would NOT run for Pres., then he ran. He is the divider who f'ed everything up with his strange cult membership, his anti-patriotism, and commitment to Africa, NOT America. And let's not forget about his wife's statements -- she is so miserable as an American, but she got the best education money can buy in the USA and a job paying her $300,000. Booo hoooo. She hates America, so she and her husband can go back to Africa. He NEEDS to bow out gracefully. I'll take that high paying job!
What good is having lots of domestic assistance, jobs, and ending the war, if we are NOT safe from terrorists? Will you let anti-patriots move into the White House and control our military?? Not me! Obama is OUT.
Obama has brought change alright! He's busted up the Democratic party. He lied -- he said he would NOT run for Pres., then he ran. He is the divider who f'ed everything up with his strange cult membership, his anti-patriotism, and commitment to Africa, NOT America. And let's not forget about his wife's statements -- she is so miserable as an American, but she got the best education money can buy in the USA and a job paying her $300,000. Booo hoooo. She hates America, so she and her husband can go back to Africa. He NEEDS to bow out gracefully. Then I'll take that high paying job!
What good is having lots of domestic assistance, jobs, and ending the war, if we are NOT safe from terrorists? Will you let anti-patriots move into the White House and control our military?? Not me! Obama is OUT.
What good is having lots of domestic assistance, jobs, and ending the war, if we are NOT safe from terrorists? Will you let anti-patriots move into the White House and control our military?? Not me! Obama is OUT.
What was Obama doing in Somalia?
Who was he meeting with and why?
Was this during our soldiers' duty to protect food from the warlords?
Can he explain his church's association with Nation of Islam goons?
Why did he choose to become a member of and stay a member of that strange church for over 16 years?
Who was he meeting with and why?
Was this during our soldiers' duty to protect food from the warlords?
Can he explain his church's association with Nation of Islam goons?
Why did he choose to become a member of and stay a member of that strange church for over 16 years?
Hate preachers are NOT harmless. Zebra murders were inspired by the hate preachings of Nation of Islam, who are close buddies of Rev. Wright, Jr.
Other acts of violence against those who appeared to be White or Jew were also inspired by these same maniacs.
(This history is in Wikipedia and search via Dogpile.com will bring up more.)
It is the dark side of the Black Power Movement.
It is their version of Black Supremacy.
Innocent people were killed or injured, even new immigrants and Native Americans, who "looked White."
This is why those who are educated about contemporary American History are freaked out to hear about a U.S. Senator being a member and close associate of these hate mongers.
Racism goes both ways and that fact is something we all need to recognize.
Supremacists also need to get basic education, that the world is not "black and white" and that many Americans do NOT wish to self-segregate and are not legitimate targets for their hatred.
What's really strange? This phenomena does not exist in Latin American countries, such as Panama and Brazil. There is no self-segregation by race.
Other acts of violence against those who appeared to be White or Jew were also inspired by these same maniacs.
(This history is in Wikipedia and search via Dogpile.com will bring up more.)
It is the dark side of the Black Power Movement.
It is their version of Black Supremacy.
Innocent people were killed or injured, even new immigrants and Native Americans, who "looked White."
This is why those who are educated about contemporary American History are freaked out to hear about a U.S. Senator being a member and close associate of these hate mongers.
Racism goes both ways and that fact is something we all need to recognize.
Supremacists also need to get basic education, that the world is not "black and white" and that many Americans do NOT wish to self-segregate and are not legitimate targets for their hatred.
What's really strange? This phenomena does not exist in Latin American countries, such as Panama and Brazil. There is no self-segregation by race.
Zebra murders were inspired by the hate preachings of Nation of Islam, who are close buddies of Rev. Wright, Jr.
Other acts of violence against those who appeared to be White or Jew were also inspired by these same maniacs.
(This history is in Wikipedia and search via Dogpile.com will bring up more.)
It is the dark side of the Black Power Movement.
It is their version of Black Supremacy.
Innocent people were killed or injured, even new immigrants and Native Americans, who "looked White."
This is why those who are educated about contemporary American History are freaked out to hear about a U.S. Senator being a member and close associate of these hate mongers.
Racism goes both ways and that fact is something we all need to recognize.
Supremacists also need to get basic education, that the world is not "black and white" and that many Americans do NOT wish to self-segregate and are not legitimate targets for their hatred.
What's really strange? This phenomena does not exist in Latin American countries, such as Panama and Brazil. There is no self-segregation by race.
Other acts of violence against those who appeared to be White or Jew were also inspired by these same maniacs.
(This history is in Wikipedia and search via Dogpile.com will bring up more.)
It is the dark side of the Black Power Movement.
It is their version of Black Supremacy.
Innocent people were killed or injured, even new immigrants and Native Americans, who "looked White."
This is why those who are educated about contemporary American History are freaked out to hear about a U.S. Senator being a member and close associate of these hate mongers.
Racism goes both ways and that fact is something we all need to recognize.
Supremacists also need to get basic education, that the world is not "black and white" and that many Americans do NOT wish to self-segregate and are not legitimate targets for their hatred.
What's really strange? This phenomena does not exist in Latin American countries, such as Panama and Brazil. There is no self-segregation by race.
Black Supremacist are just as dangerous and hateful as White Supremacist groups.
*Black Supremacist have no qualms about stabbing and raping women, who they think are White, with a foreign object and leaving them to die on the side of the freeway, while screaming racial epithets.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of throwing Molotov cocktails (that is bottles filled with flammable fluid and lit with a cloth) through the windows of those who are NOT Black, even when there are little children in the house.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of bullying White folks at work and have them too scared to file complaints.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of fire bombing Asian owned small businesses, who are struggling to survive and be self-sufficient (e.g. off welfare).
*Black Supremacist think nothing of physically attacking and attempting to murder Asians, Whites, Native Americans and Hispanics.
The Black Power movement does have extremists and violence in their ranks. They cover for them. Now it is called "anti-snitching."
*The San Francisco PD is still looking for a killer associated with the Black Panther party.
I will not forget what Black Supremacist did to my grandmother and family, even though we are NOT full-blooded White and even though we DID NOTHING to antagonize them or to start trouble with them.
Rev. Wright and his goon squad are keeping it alive. This is a big, sorry lesson for Obama, whose paternal family did not share in the American experience of racist violence amongst Americans. Black Supremacists are the same as White Supremacists. If you are not full-blooded of either, we are caught in the middle. Of course, it depends on where you live.
*Black Supremacist have no qualms about stabbing and raping women, who they think are White, with a foreign object and leaving them to die on the side of the freeway, while screaming racial epithets.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of throwing Molotov cocktails (that is bottles filled with flammable fluid and lit with a cloth) through the windows of those who are NOT Black, even when there are little children in the house.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of bullying White folks at work and have them too scared to file complaints.
*Black Supremacist think nothing of fire bombing Asian owned small businesses, who are struggling to survive and be self-sufficient (e.g. off welfare).
*Black Supremacist think nothing of physically attacking and attempting to murder Asians, Whites, Native Americans and Hispanics.
The Black Power movement does have extremists and violence in their ranks. They cover for them. Now it is called "anti-snitching."
*The San Francisco PD is still looking for a killer associated with the Black Panther party.
I will not forget what Black Supremacist did to my grandmother and family, even though we are NOT full-blooded White and even though we DID NOTHING to antagonize them or to start trouble with them.
Rev. Wright and his goon squad are keeping it alive. This is a big, sorry lesson for Obama, whose paternal family did not share in the American experience of racist violence amongst Americans. Black Supremacists are the same as White Supremacists. If you are not full-blooded of either, we are caught in the middle. Of course, it depends on where you live.
The mullahs fixed the vote, by selecting WHO was allowed to be on the ballot.
Iranians today, many were born into the system, they had no choice, but want reforms and many Western educated want a constitutional monarchy and return of the Shah's son.
Iranians today, many were born into the system, they had no choice, but want reforms and many Western educated want a constitutional monarchy and return of the Shah's son.
We just don't trust him.
Why should we? Birds of a feather flock together.
*He said he would not run a negative campaign, then adopted Rove tactics.
What has he done for us? Nada.
We have reviewed his Foreign Policy Advisers team and we don't like them.
*They say one thing to the public, then go to foreign countries and tell them the opposite.
*They are anti-Israeli and they hate Jews, but claim to be Christians. Jesus was a Jew.
*Anti-Jew is racism!
Why should we? Birds of a feather flock together.
*He said he would not run a negative campaign, then adopted Rove tactics.
What has he done for us? Nada.
We have reviewed his Foreign Policy Advisers team and we don't like them.
*They say one thing to the public, then go to foreign countries and tell them the opposite.
*They are anti-Israeli and they hate Jews, but claim to be Christians. Jesus was a Jew.
*Anti-Jew is racism!
Serve your country
pay your taxes
follow all the rules
be a decent citizen.
These same characteristics are what helped Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall argue to overcome the "separate, but equal" doctrine in public education.
Why are U.S. citizens denied equal rights?
We should abolish the government's power to issue "marriage licenses" and have them all converted to "civil unions," like Italy does. If couples want a "marriage ceremony" they should go to a church. If that does not happen, give everyone equal rights.
pay your taxes
follow all the rules
be a decent citizen.
These same characteristics are what helped Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall argue to overcome the "separate, but equal" doctrine in public education.
Why are U.S. citizens denied equal rights?
We should abolish the government's power to issue "marriage licenses" and have them all converted to "civil unions," like Italy does. If couples want a "marriage ceremony" they should go to a church. If that does not happen, give everyone equal rights.
Many of us were part of the Draft Hillary movement, now our country really needs her. I'm not abandoning Hillary and I don't care what anyone says about her. Most of the slander against Hillary and Bill is fabricated. They survived years of the Republican political war machine's attempts to frame them and jail them, but the could not pin anything on them, because there is nothing to find.
The more we learn about Obama, the more we find he is not the right person for the job. "Birds of a feather flock together."
The more we learn about Obama, the more we find he is not the right person for the job. "Birds of a feather flock together."
If Hillary does not get the Dem candidacy, write her in, and defy the DNC!
Why does Al Sharpton have a say over DNC actions? Read about his lawsuit threat:
http://www.nysun.com/article/72572
Hillary won Florida, even with Obama's name on the ballot.
http://www.nysun.com/article/72572
Hillary won Florida, even with Obama's name on the ballot.
Who has the 411?
Obama stranded his grandmother in Kenya???
As a U.S. Senator, he could easily introduce private legislation to bring her in as a refugee.
He's had the past 6 years to do it.
What kind of person abandons their grandmother in a 3rd World Country, when he has the power to save her now???
Obama stranded his grandmother in Kenya???
As a U.S. Senator, he could easily introduce private legislation to bring her in as a refugee.
He's had the past 6 years to do it.
What kind of person abandons their grandmother in a 3rd World Country, when he has the power to save her now???
The dead are the lucky ones, since they went down in a blaze of glory and their sacrifices have brought honor to their families and ancestors. Their funerals were mini-state funerals, complete with honors and flags.
They don't have to suffer with chronic pain and humiliation.
How many disabled do we have?? No one cares about us. We're never counted in the reminders and prayers for the dead warriors. Our families treat us like we are burdens and commanders often turn their backs to disabled soldiers, because they hate to be reminded that soldiers are mortals and frailer than soldiers want to admit. We are viewed as though we did not bring honor to our families and countries, even we when we were honorable and did not kill innocents, even by accident. The allopathis at the VA treat females with little respect. The only ones who genuinely care are the physical therapists, who help us to try to walk again, so we can get a job and take care of ourselves, so we won't be a burden to our relatives.
They don't have to suffer with chronic pain and humiliation.
How many disabled do we have?? No one cares about us. We're never counted in the reminders and prayers for the dead warriors. Our families treat us like we are burdens and commanders often turn their backs to disabled soldiers, because they hate to be reminded that soldiers are mortals and frailer than soldiers want to admit. We are viewed as though we did not bring honor to our families and countries, even we when we were honorable and did not kill innocents, even by accident. The allopathis at the VA treat females with little respect. The only ones who genuinely care are the physical therapists, who help us to try to walk again, so we can get a job and take care of ourselves, so we won't be a burden to our relatives.
Watch to see if your blog was attacked and had entries deleted! Suggestions are not getting to Hillary, too.
This took some time to find, even on THOMAS. I took the time to actually READ the House Joint Resolution H.J.S. 114, which authorized President Bush, NOT TO SIMPLY invade Iraq, as the Obama camp would have the common American believe, but it authorized President Bush to ENFORCE past U.N. resolutions, and contains other language that would remind us of years of enforcement of the "No Fly Zone" and the fact that Iraqi military forces repeatedly fired at our forces while they were enforcing UN resolutions. The American public's memory needs to be refreshed about the climate of anger, anguish and fear that arose from the 9/11/2001 terrorist attacks and how the Congress feared at the time the vote was called, based upon intelligence reports, that Iraq would give WMD to terrorist orgs. Authorizing use of force, was NOT a lapse of judgment, but was in the interest of protecting Americans from another terrorist attack!
There had been previous reports, such as by CBS, (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/03/world/main505316.shtml), that Iraq was paying families of terrorists $25,000 to commit acts of terrorism.
There were over 136 co-sponsors and it was introduced by Rep. Dennis Hastert. The full text is below:
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
H.J.Res.114
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
Joint Resolution
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;
Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;
Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;
Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;
Whereas in Public Law 105-235 (August 14, 1998), Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in `material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations' and urged the President `to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations';
Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolution of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;
Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;
Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;
Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;
Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of United States citizens;
Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 (1990) and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (1991), repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (1991), and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949 (1994);
Whereas in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1), Congress has authorized the President `to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolution 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677';
Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1),' that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and `constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region,' and that Congress, `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688';
Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;
Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to `work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge' posed by Iraq and to `work for the necessary resolutions,' while also making clear that `the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable';
Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;
Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and
Whereas it is in the national security interests of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the `Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002'.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.
The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--
(1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and
(2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION- In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise or as soon thereafter as may be feasible, but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that--
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to this joint resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorist and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
(c) War Powers Resolution Requirements-
(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS- Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) REPORTS- The President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 3 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, including those actions described in section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338).
(b) SINGLE CONSOLIDATED REPORT- To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- To the extent that the information required by section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) is included in the report required by this section, such report shall be considered as meeting the requirements of section 3 of such resolution.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/D?c107:5:./temp/~c107esdIGS::
There had been previous reports, such as by CBS, (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/04/03/world/main505316.shtml), that Iraq was paying families of terrorists $25,000 to commit acts of terrorism.
There were over 136 co-sponsors and it was introduced by Rep. Dennis Hastert. The full text is below:
Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002 (Enrolled as Agreed to or Passed by Both House and Senate)
H.J.Res.114
One Hundred Seventh Congress
of the
United States of America
AT THE SECOND SESSION
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Wednesday,
the twenty-third day of January, two thousand and two
Joint Resolution
To authorize the use of United States Armed Forces against Iraq.
Whereas in 1990 in response to Iraq's war of aggression against and illegal occupation of Kuwait, the United States forged a coalition of nations to liberate Kuwait and its people in order to defend the national security of the United States and enforce United Nations Security Council resolutions relating to Iraq;
Whereas after the liberation of Kuwait in 1991, Iraq entered into a United Nations sponsored cease-fire agreement pursuant to which Iraq unequivocally agreed, among other things, to eliminate its nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons programs and the means to deliver and develop them, and to end its support for international terrorism;
Whereas the efforts of international weapons inspectors, United States intelligence agencies, and Iraqi defectors led to the discovery that Iraq had large stockpiles of chemical weapons and a large scale biological weapons program, and that Iraq had an advanced nuclear weapons development program that was much closer to producing a nuclear weapon than intelligence reporting had previously indicated;
Whereas Iraq, in direct and flagrant violation of the cease-fire, attempted to thwart the efforts of weapons inspectors to identify and destroy Iraq's weapons of mass destruction stockpiles and development capabilities, which finally resulted in the withdrawal of inspectors from Iraq on October 31, 1998;
Whereas in Public Law 105-235 (August 14, 1998), Congress concluded that Iraq's continuing weapons of mass destruction programs threatened vital United States interests and international peace and security, declared Iraq to be in `material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations' and urged the President `to take appropriate action, in accordance with the Constitution and relevant laws of the United States, to bring Iraq into compliance with its international obligations';
Whereas Iraq both poses a continuing threat to the national security of the United States and international peace and security in the Persian Gulf region and remains in material and unacceptable breach of its international obligations by, among other things, continuing to possess and develop a significant chemical and biological weapons capability, actively seeking a nuclear weapons capability, and supporting and harboring terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq persists in violating resolution of the United Nations Security Council by continuing to engage in brutal repression of its civilian population thereby threatening international peace and security in the region, by refusing to release, repatriate, or account for non-Iraqi citizens wrongfully detained by Iraq, including an American serviceman, and by failing to return property wrongfully seized by Iraq from Kuwait;
Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction against other nations and its own people;
Whereas the current Iraqi regime has demonstrated its continuing hostility toward, and willingness to attack, the United States, including by attempting in 1993 to assassinate former President Bush and by firing on many thousands of occasions on United States and Coalition Armed Forces engaged in enforcing the resolutions of the United Nations Security Council;
Whereas members of al Qaida, an organization bearing responsibility for attacks on the United States, its citizens, and interests, including the attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, are known to be in Iraq;
Whereas Iraq continues to aid and harbor other international terrorist organizations, including organizations that threaten the lives and safety of United States citizens;
Whereas the attacks on the United States of September 11, 2001, underscored the gravity of the threat posed by the acquisition of weapons of mass destruction by international terrorist organizations;
Whereas Iraq's demonstrated capability and willingness to use weapons of mass destruction, the risk that the current Iraqi regime will either employ those weapons to launch a surprise attack against the United States or its Armed Forces or provide them to international terrorists who would do so, and the extreme magnitude of harm that would result to the United States and its citizens from such an attack, combine to justify action by the United States to defend itself;
Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) authorizes the use of all necessary means to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution 660 (1990) and subsequent relevant resolutions and to compel Iraq to cease certain activities that threaten international peace and security, including the development of weapons of mass destruction and refusal or obstruction of United Nations weapons inspections in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 (1991), repression of its civilian population in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 (1991), and threatening its neighbors or United Nations operations in Iraq in violation of United Nations Security Council Resolution 949 (1994);
Whereas in the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1), Congress has authorized the President `to use United States Armed Forces pursuant to United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 (1990) in order to achieve implementation of Security Council Resolution 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674, and 677';
Whereas in December 1991, Congress expressed its sense that it `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 687 as being consistent with the Authorization of Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1),' that Iraq's repression of its civilian population violates United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 and `constitutes a continuing threat to the peace, security, and stability of the Persian Gulf region,' and that Congress, `supports the use of all necessary means to achieve the goals of United Nations Security Council Resolution 688';
Whereas the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338) expressed the sense of Congress that it should be the policy of the United States to support efforts to remove from power the current Iraqi regime and promote the emergence of a democratic government to replace that regime;
Whereas on September 12, 2002, President Bush committed the United States to `work with the United Nations Security Council to meet our common challenge' posed by Iraq and to `work for the necessary resolutions,' while also making clear that `the Security Council resolutions will be enforced, and the just demands of peace and security will be met, or action will be unavoidable';
Whereas the United States is determined to prosecute the war on terrorism and Iraq's ongoing support for international terrorist groups combined with its development of weapons of mass destruction in direct violation of its obligations under the 1991 cease-fire and other United Nations Security Council resolutions make clear that it is in the national security interests of the United States and in furtherance of the war on terrorism that all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions be enforced, including through the use of force if necessary;
Whereas Congress has taken steps to pursue vigorously the war on terrorism through the provision of authorities and funding requested by the President to take the necessary actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President and Congress are determined to continue to take all appropriate actions against international terrorists and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed, or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001, or harbored such persons or organizations;
Whereas the President has authority under the Constitution to take action in order to deter and prevent acts of international terrorism against the United States, as Congress recognized in the joint resolution on Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107-40); and
Whereas it is in the national security interests of the United States to restore international peace and security to the Persian Gulf region: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This joint resolution may be cited as the `Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution of 2002'.
SEC. 2. SUPPORT FOR UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS.
The Congress of the United States supports the efforts by the President to--
(1) strictly enforce through the United Nations Security Council all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq and encourages him in those efforts; and
(2) obtain prompt and decisive action by the Security Council to ensure that Iraq abandons its strategy of delay, evasion and noncompliance and promptly and strictly complies with all relevant Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF UNITED STATES ARMED FORCES.
(a) AUTHORIZATION- The President is authorized to use the Armed Forces of the United States as he determines to be necessary and appropriate in order to--
(1) defend the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq; and
(2) enforce all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq.
(b) PRESIDENTIAL DETERMINATION- In connection with the exercise of the authority granted in subsection (a) to use force the President shall, prior to such exercise or as soon thereafter as may be feasible, but no later than 48 hours after exercising such authority, make available to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate his determination that--
(1) reliance by the United States on further diplomatic or other peaceful means alone either (A) will not adequately protect the national security of the United States against the continuing threat posed by Iraq or (B) is not likely to lead to enforcement of all relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions regarding Iraq; and
(2) acting pursuant to this joint resolution is consistent with the United States and other countries continuing to take the necessary actions against international terrorist and terrorist organizations, including those nations, organizations, or persons who planned, authorized, committed or aided the terrorist attacks that occurred on September 11, 2001.
(c) War Powers Resolution Requirements-
(1) SPECIFIC STATUTORY AUTHORIZATION- Consistent with section 8(a)(1) of the War Powers Resolution, the Congress declares that this section is intended to constitute specific statutory authorization within the meaning of section 5(b) of the War Powers Resolution.
(2) APPLICABILITY OF OTHER REQUIREMENTS- Nothing in this joint resolution supersedes any requirement of the War Powers Resolution.
SEC. 4. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.
(a) REPORTS- The President shall, at least once every 60 days, submit to the Congress a report on matters relevant to this joint resolution, including actions taken pursuant to the exercise of authority granted in section 3 and the status of planning for efforts that are expected to be required after such actions are completed, including those actions described in section 7 of the Iraq Liberation Act of 1998 (Public Law 105-338).
(b) SINGLE CONSOLIDATED REPORT- To the extent that the submission of any report described in subsection (a) coincides with the submission of any other report on matters relevant to this joint resolution otherwise required to be submitted to Congress pursuant to the reporting requirements of the War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-148), all such reports may be submitted as a single consolidated report to the Congress.
(c) RULE OF CONSTRUCTION- To the extent that the information required by section 3 of the Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq Resolution (Public Law 102-1) is included in the report required by this section, such report shall be considered as meeting the requirements of section 3 of such resolution.
Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Vice President of the United States and
President of the Senate.
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He is not patriotic. He will NOT say the pledge of allegiance, he will not honor our US National Anthem, he refuses to wear the US flag on his lapel. His church is not committed to the USA, but is committed to Africa.
If you support Obama, don't come after me with hate mail. My family and I have served this country as soldiers and civil servants and foster parents. Thank God we are not all cowards. Many of our grandparents helped save the world from tyranny in World War II due to their patriotism and to protect future generations of Americans. And no, not all military personnel are in the killing fields, many are in support positions. You are welcome for our service and for our commitment to ensuring your freedom of speech. There are conservative democrats! There's a moral line we won't cross, like supporting late stage abortion. We are non-violent, so I don't appreciate being demonized by Obama maniacs.
For all those weirdos who call me a closet Republican, I made my donations to the Hillary Clinton campaign. My family and I remember who are friends are and Clinton have proven that! We enjoyed 8 years of peace and prosperity under President Clinton and women got job training to help them transition off welfare, President Clinton was the vanguard against Draconian budget cuts from the Republican "Contract with America," and President Clinton helped stop the genocide in Eastern Europe. That's the kind of change I want to see in Washington. A change back to the "good old days."
If you support Obama, don't come after me with hate mail. My family and I have served this country as soldiers and civil servants and foster parents. Thank God we are not all cowards. Many of our grandparents helped save the world from tyranny in World War II due to their patriotism and to protect future generations of Americans. And no, not all military personnel are in the killing fields, many are in support positions. You are welcome for our service and for our commitment to ensuring your freedom of speech. There are conservative democrats! There's a moral line we won't cross, like supporting late stage abortion. We are non-violent, so I don't appreciate being demonized by Obama maniacs.
For all those weirdos who call me a closet Republican, I made my donations to the Hillary Clinton campaign. My family and I remember who are friends are and Clinton have proven that! We enjoyed 8 years of peace and prosperity under President Clinton and women got job training to help them transition off welfare, President Clinton was the vanguard against Draconian budget cuts from the Republican "Contract with America," and President Clinton helped stop the genocide in Eastern Europe. That's the kind of change I want to see in Washington. A change back to the "good old days."
Human Rights: Late stage abortion = 3rd trimester = 6-7-8-9 months of pregnancy.
Those children are medically premature and future American citizens.
Hillary voted to protect infants who survived late stage abortion -- on the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002" that was signed into law by President Bush.
Obama repeatedly voted against protecting babies who survived late stage abortion, when he served in the Illinois state Senate in 2003, and when he chaired the Health & Human Services Committee in Illinois he blocked legislation that would save these babies. He called them "burdens." Notwithstanding the fathers and mothers could have used birth control devices to prevent unwanted, unplanned for children.
This information was put out months ago by Human Events and the Republican political war machine published "Obama Exposed" the e-book. So, this info was already out there.
Conservative and moderate democrats support Hillary Clinton!
Those children are medically premature and future American citizens.
Hillary voted to protect infants who survived late stage abortion -- on the "Born Alive Infants Protection Act of 2002" that was signed into law by President Bush.
Obama repeatedly voted against protecting babies who survived late stage abortion, when he served in the Illinois state Senate in 2003, and when he chaired the Health & Human Services Committee in Illinois he blocked legislation that would save these babies. He called them "burdens." Notwithstanding the fathers and mothers could have used birth control devices to prevent unwanted, unplanned for children.
This information was put out months ago by Human Events and the Republican political war machine published "Obama Exposed" the e-book. So, this info was already out there.
Conservative and moderate democrats support Hillary Clinton!
If it feels weird, it is weird. Too cultish-- too creepy. His compadres are also Anti-Israel, anti-Jewish, and now, the cherry on top -- an endorsement from the one and only Louis Farrakhan, Nation of Islam.
Obama backers need to drink some coffee. As in "wake up" this is not an American Idol contest.
Obama backers need to drink some coffee. As in "wake up" this is not an American Idol contest.
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