When Bush asked Congress to declare war on Iraq what party had the majority? ?
Sorry, the above post correctly pointed out that I was mistaken. Here is the correct composition of Congress after the 2002 elections. After the 2002 election: (107th Congress 2001/2003). House of Representatives: 223 Republican seats, 208 Democratic seats, I Independent seat, and 3 vacancies. Senate: 49 Republican seats, 49 Democratic seats, 2 Independent seats. However congress did not declare war. But after 9/11, Congress authorized the president to use “necessary force” to bring those responsible to justice (Iraq Resolution Act of 2002). That open-ended cop-out allowed the president to use force against whomever HE decided was responsible, just as the Patriot Act allows the him to declare anyone an “enemy combatant”, and the Military Tribunals Act allows the him to determine who can be tortured in secret prisons. The Congress at the time gave the president unrivaled power, and he’s using it. The Congress right now isn’t doing anything to stop it.
