Berkeley City Council Doing Its Anti-Democracy Bit

[richlevy]

Ok, that does it. Now that UG has joined Ann Coulter among the ranks of "Constitutional scholars" I think it's time for Constitutional scholars to come up with a new name for themselves.

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offenses against the Law of Nations;
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

So Congress, and not the President declares (and by extension can end) wars. And yes, 'offenses against the Law of Nations' can be applied to half of the countries on the planet, even our own. But also notice that no war appropriation can be made for more than 2 years. Nowhere did they intend for the US to support a war for decades.

For all of you Cellarites with boats, you should lobby your Congressman for a Letter of Marque. This is basically the right to legalized piracy by seizing ships in retaliation for some action.