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The Other War. (Correspondence).(Letter to the Editor)
American Prospect, The, February, 2003 by Gardner, Randal
Tags: Government, president, U.S. Congress
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PLEASE CONVEY MY THANKS to Gary Hart for his article, "The Other War" [Dec. 16], and for speaking up. My attempts to argue with the senators and congressional representatives of Washington state that the Congress must insist on its constitutional prerogative to &dare war have been met with ambivalence and indifference, except that Sen.
Patty Murray did send a sympathetic response several weeks after I wrote her. This is not the president's issue, and by neglecting its authority and duty, Congress is risking far more than civilian casualties in terrorist attacks. In ...
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