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magicarpet

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4. This is why - by Constitutional mandate,...

Reply to CousinIT (Original post)

Sun Apr 5, 2026, 01:19 PM

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.... the executive is to consort/in partnership with and receive approval of congress before actions of war.

War is serious business that inflicts serious repurcussion on the welfare of the citizenry. Our representative in congress should provide the White House with the authority to be able to commence costly and expensive wars.

Our lives and treasure finance these military excursions. In a representative democracy we should get a say too, so the country does not become involved in boondoggle military expeditions that enrich the warmongers, Military Industrial Complex, and Security & Intelligence Industrial Complex.

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The f*ckin' strait.... [View all] CousinIT Sunday OP

Pretty Simple, Coolgoober Sunday #1

Yep. And Iran never attacked the United States. dalton99a Sunday #2

First Iran attack on USA goes back to at140 Sunday #9

Nope. Go back further and don't ignore the other history Eddie Haskell 60 Sunday #12

He needs a fucking strait jacket Wicked Blue Sunday #3

This is why - by Constitutional mandate,... magicarpet Sunday #4

That's what the founding rebels who won wanted. Justice matters. Sunday #6

Hmmm.Im thinking...werent the Crusades a holy war? BattleRow Sunday #7

Fuckin' K&R orangecrush Sunday #5

That's the simple and obvious truth, nd the reason every one person knows diplomacy and sanctions were the right path Martin68 Sunday #8

I don't think Krasnov wrote that fuckin' email himself Seinan Sensei Sunday #10

Hegseth and Rubio are 100% complicit in these war crimes (incl Venezuela) vapor2 Sunday #11

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