Submitted to the Senate Committee on National Defense and Security, Peace, Unification and Reconciliation, Committees on Foreign Relations, Public Works and Finance and Special Committee on Philippine Maritime and Admiralty Zones that are conducting public hearings on the West Philippine Sea by the International Law and Relations Society of the…
deployed under federal service into foreign combat unless congress is first done their job and declared war. that s something congress hasn t done in 80 years. we found ous in state of war since world war ii. that s our authority that we have given to congress and properly declare war. if it s important enough to send the lives of americans and the treasure of american taxpayers to a foreign land for combat then congress should debate it and declare it and put their name on the line before our soldiers put their boots on the line. it was a time congress would declare a war before we went to war. give me the mechanics of what unfold, if the state passes the defend our guard law? is it that the state governor, says no to the president of the united states or to congress,
the national guard cannot be deployed under federal service into foreign combat unless congress is first done. their job to declare war. that s something congress hasn t done in 80 years. and we found ourselves in a state of perpetual, endless war ever since world war two . it s time for congress to kind of reclaim their authority under the constitution. that s our authority that we ve given to congress and properly declare war. if it s important enough for us to send the lives of americans and the treasure of american taxpayers into a foreign land for combat that congress should do the right thing and they should debate it and declare it and put their name on the line before our soldiers ever put their boots on the ground. such a great point. there was a time when it was expected congress would declare a war before we went to war. but if it did pass and so, for example, it has in montana so we can use montana as our example. what give me the mechanics of then what unfolds. if in fac