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Abe Lincoln, constitution, Deeming, Invasion, obamacare, Philosophy, quote, War Power
[If you] Allow the president to invade a neighboring nation, whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion, and you allow him to do so whenever he may choose to say he deems it necessary for such a purpose – and you allow him to make war at his pleasure.
~ Abraham Lincoln
After over 10 years of war, has Congress yet to offer a declaration or have we slipped to the point of acceptable “deeming”, as in the Democrats threat to deem Obamacare the law of the land with or without Republican support?