Thanother in this conflict in middle east. I fear the president srr erratic decisionmaking, lactose tragedy and inability control his impulses may bubble us into a war nonetheless, even if he does not intend it. With this bipartisan resolution the senate will assert its Constitutional Authority and send a clear bipartisan message that the president , this president or any president s,nd cannot sidestep congress when it comes to matters of war and peace. Its important to do this now and the president s actions in the middle east have escalated the confrontation before the state of the union h, the president himself said war with iran was closer than you thoug thought, his words. To me be clear, nobody in this chamber will shed a single tear over the death of iranian general but that does not mean that we disregard the potential consequences of the strike or any comparable action. It is more than appropriate for congress to affirm that it has authority over any major longterm hostilities
Consent the quorum be dispensed with. The presiding officer without objection. Mr. Schumer madam president , today the senate will vote on a bipartisan war powers resolution offered by senator kaine directing the president to terminate the use of armed forces for hostilities against the republic of iran, the Islamic Republic of iran. The constitution is clear, congress has the power to declare war. The president has no authority to enter the United States into another endless conflict in the middle east, but i fear that the president s erratic decisionmaking, his lack of strategy, his inability to control his impulses may bumble us into a war nonetheless, even if he doesnt intend it. With this bipartisan resolution, the senate will assert its Constitutional Authority and send a clear bipartisan message that the president , this president or any president , cannot sidestep congress when it comes to matters of war and peace. Its important to do this now. The president s actions in the mi
Thank you. Thank you. When we discussed the history of watergate i think the concerning part is the concept of government officials believing they were above the law, not accountable for unlawful activity. What set watergate apart from other abuses of president ial power . I would say first the sheer magnitude of what the Nixon Administration had done including burglary of a defendant in a criminal case, political espionage of all kinds. There have been dirty tricks by other president ial campaigns. The Nixon Campaign was significantly worse. Second of all obstruction of justice which was out range uo s outrageous, provasive. It is hard to exaggerate how significant that was. Justice scalia talked about how there would be political checks, right . And you point out the shortcomings in your written testimony, for instance that nixon did not face another election. Can you talk about how it was with intended to rain in those types of abuses . Right. The problem with this view, impeachment
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