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Dave Smith

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Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

But like, we don't recognize that as actually being constitutionally binding.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

That that is insane, an insane violation of the Constitution.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

The president doesn't have a right to do that.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

There are rights to just decide which laws he believes are really constitutional in their heart or not.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

the idea again that anybody like look you may have different arguments about interpretations of of the constitution or interpretations of any old text but the idea that the constitution says that the president can just launch a war where there's clearly no imminent threat there's clearly been no attack that that the president can just launch a war at his own discretion like that's clearly not what the constitution very clearly says

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

which is that only Congress can declare wars.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

There was a reason why they made it that way.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

They didn't want to give war-making power to the king, because then you're a king.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

It doesn't really matter what other constraints they have on you.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

If you can just launch a war whenever you want to, you've got ultimate power in every situation.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

Well, it's funny you should say that.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

Let's go to this next clip.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

Oh, yeah, sure, sure.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

I know some of you, whatever you want to say, but this is not... You can take this off, honestly, because I already responded to this part.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

But that's, yeah, essentially he's just saying what the part that I was getting ahead of there.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

I can't remember which part I saw earlier and which part we played already on the show.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

But anyway, it's just an absolutely ridiculous argument.

Part Of The Problem
The State of the War

I mean, they are really...