Bush Visits U.S. Troops
The President is free, of course, to make or break any promise he wishes to in the interests of his political position in 1992.
There is one commitment he has made, however, which he cannot break. That is his oath “to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States.”
We may have deteriorated to the point where we will abandon the Constitution in favor of a powerful executive deciding our fate by force. If we have not, we will insist that not one person or one ounce of equipment will be sent against Hussein unless Congress first declares war on Iraq.
T. WILLARD HUNTER
Claremont
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