HappySqurriel said:
It what way does the war in Iraq violate the constitution? |
I never said it violated the Constitution; however, for a strict constructionist, a declaration of war would be required for military action. The US never declared war on Iraq. A strict cunstructionist is one who sticks to the words as they are written. Perhaps Halogamer intended to say that he was an originalist? I think he simply confused the terms. Even Justice Scalia, the archetypical Supreme Court Justice for conservatives, is highly critical of strict constructionism.