@emptywheel call it his war on slush. totally agst spirit&letter of US Constitution
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@DavidCUnger I guess his way of avoiding a supplemental, so he's not doing the same thing Bush did, even tho it's same thing Bush did? -
@emptywheel one of the most basic principles of constit is exec shld not be able to field an army w.o. going to congress to fund it -
@DavidCUnger And one of most basic principles of legislative democracy is to avoid voting at all cost what will be unsuccessful war. -
@emptywheel right. checks and balances. written there to protect US from such folly, ignored just when needed most
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2015 US war budget: $60 billion. Meanwhile my university is stingy on printer paper. Via
@emptywheel http://www.defenseone.com/management/2014/09/pentagons-special-war-funding-account-isnt-going-away/95516/ …Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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PLUS Black Budget expenditures it does not want to disclose publicly
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