POLITICS - King George Speaks

"Bush: Iraq Supplemental Unconstitutional" by Big Tent Democrat, TalkLeft

In his veto message to Congress, President Bush claims the Iraq Supplemental is unconstitutional:

• [T]his legislation is unconstitutional because it purports to direct the conduct of the operations of the war in a way that infringes upon the powers vested in the Presidency by the Constitution, including as Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces.

Nonsense. Here is the Iraq language in the bill. Nothing contained therein "purports to direct the conduct of the operations of the war." It purports to condition the deployment of troops in the conduct of the war by requiring the President certify that certain conditions are being met.

Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution provides among Congress' powers, the power:

• To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years

This appropriation is a direct and express exercise of that power. It clearly is constitutional.

Ah, yes. Rule by decree. As the King speaks let it be done! NOT!
And it's approved by Gonzo the official non-guardian of our Constitution.