And I don't really care what past presidents have done. Most of them at least put on a show of pretext to stay within the law. This one didn't. Besides, just because SOME people get away with breaking the law, does that mean ALL people who break the law should be let off the hook? If that were true, we'd have no justice system (imperfect as it is).
Here's the text:
SEC. 2.
(c) Presidential Executive Power as Commander-in-Chief; Limitation The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
http://www.udel.edu/htr/Psc105/Texts/warpowers.html
Which condition (1 through 3) did Bush exercise the War Powers Act under? I'll tell you. He's claiming (in the Iraq War Resolution), that he was responding to Sept. 11th (point 3), which is clearly a pack of lies (and he's admitted it).
High crimes (and dead soldiers).
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