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Be impeached. >> the constitution makes it very clear that the congress under article 1 section 8 has the power to declare war. the presidents commander in chief, but only after congress takes action can he send troops into conflict. and so were at a very serious moment of a constitutional challenge here. >> libyans living in the united states here are closely watching the developments back home. many left their home country decades ago when gadhafi took power. our cnn affiliate bay news 9 talke...

Clinton in bosnia. the list goes on and on. what makes this this out of the ordinary? >> this is a koeccopy of the contusion of the united states. a plane reading of article 1, section 8, says only congress has the power to declare war. >> but we havent declared war. >> but were in a war. the president articulated that u.s. troops, or, rather, u.s. forces are being sent in to combat. there is no need to parse that. i mean, we know exactly whats going on. you know whats going on. 100 tomahawk mis...

Legislative reference bureau, and the legislative fiscal bureau and have been advised that this proposal would not trigger the special quorum requirement in article 8, section 8 of the wisconsin constitution. at this time, i would move to adopt -- excuse me, mr. chairman. excuse me, mr. chairman i have a question about open meetings rule being violated. we were not given notice. >> i have a letter requiring 24 hour notice. >> discussion. let me recognize you. discussion. go ahead. >> thank you v...

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Now, what i would cut if i were advising this administration, its really quite simple. to put it in very fast sound bite terms, ive said this before on your show, i would cut absolutely everything that is not enumerated in article 1 section 8. have a beautiful, luscious budget surplus and everyone is happy. its kittens and sunshine. >> dana, just so we understand because i apologize im just a lawyer and i know article 1 section 8 and -- >> i dont. >> i just want to understand. can we just go thr...

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What well cut. >> ill tell you what, if you sit here and say that were not going to give extension of the tax cuts to those people who are frankly the 1% wealthiest in the country, you can also do that. the other issue that really jumps out when you look at these numbers here, and that is we see that theyre down when it comes to charitable contributions. people complain about food stamps, talk about section 8 housing. so if you take away these extensions, then what do those folks do? theyre goin...

Parenthood funding. >> wait a minute. >> im going to interrupt. >> we can easily get the unemployment benefits paid for. >> im going to interrupt both of you because im not a lawyer and i hope that some of our viewers are not lawyers. im personally sick of lawyers even though i married one. i apologize to him. but would you just tell us what article 1 section 8 is please? >> article 1 section 8 is all the enumerated powers of the constitution. what the constitution, what the government is allowe...

Operation to sign up for insurance at community rates, then you offset that by forcing everybody else, the young healthy, those that want it or not, to purchase health insurance and not only to purchase it but to purchase a policy that the government decides is an adequate coverage. so that is the part that the judge hudson of the eastern district of virginia ruled unconstitutional under article i, section 8, utilizing the commerce clause to say its applicable not only to regulating interstate c...

Prices flatten out. >> well, the prices have flattened out and as bad as it was when we the irrational exuberance driving prices, we cant have the despair let them go lower and lower. were stuck with the government in the housing market based on the past 50 years of past practice. the whole idea that it can completely pull out is not feasible and not at all saoeurbl. >> but the point were making and wayne, i want to give you the last word on this, the point is do we need to continue to put billi...