-- >> that i will support and defend -- >> that i will support and defend -- >> the constitution of the united states -- >> the constitution of the united states >> and the constitution of the state of california -- >> and the constitution of the state of california >> against allen miss foreign and domestic -- against all enemies foreign and domestic -- >> against allen miss and domestic -- >> that i will bear true faith and aline of scrimmagens. >> that i will bear true faith and aline of scrimmagens >> to the constitution of the united states. >> to the constitution of the united states. >> and to the constitution of the state of california. >> to the constitution of the state of california. >> that i take this obligation freely -- >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion -- >> without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion -- >> and that i will well and faithfully -- >> and that i will well and faithfully -- >> discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. >> discharge the duties upon which i am about to enter -- >> and during such time -- >> and during such time -- >>

united states. >> and the constitution of the state of california. >> the constitution of the state of california. >> against all enemies, foreign and domestic. that i will bear true faith and aallegiance generals -- to the constitution of the united states and constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. >> that i take this obligation freely. >> without any mental reservation. >> without any mental reservation. >> or purpose of evasion. >> and that i will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. and during such time as i hold the office of chief of police for the city and county of san francisco. >> for the city and county of san francisco. >> congratulations. [applause]

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> good afternoon. thanks so much for joining us. we are excited to could be here today. the assessor recorder cost of this is excited to announce it again that we have come to the rescue of the city budget. over the years, we have been able to continue to bring in more money than expected. this year was no exception. even given the huge hurricane of appeals, we are able to bring in about $50 million above our projection for the city budget. that will help this year's city budget and also next year's buet. behind me are some of the

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> mayor edwin lee is joining us today. i can tell you he is an incredibly powerful advocate for our industry as well as helping to lead probably one of the strongest powwows we've had in a long time. let's all well come mayor lee. mayor lee: thank you, good afternoon. international powwow, i want to thank all of you for coming here. i know that there's a texas barbecue theme going on here today, but i do have to then say to you, welcome to the world series champion city and county of san francisco! [applause] i am so glad, and than

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> san francisco is home to a renowned civic art collection that includes a comic works -- iconic works by local and national artists integrated into our public buildings and six basis. the arts commission has struggled to take care of the priceless collection because of limited resources. in an effort to gather more funding for the maintenance of the collection, the art commission has joined forces with the san francisco art dealers association to establish art care, a new initiative that provides a way for the public to get involv

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations.

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> about four years ago, [inaudible] look at how beautiful this was. there is our relationship to the planet. these regions are the wealthiest, the most powerful. that really has impacted the planet. it is almost impossible now to go anywhere and had it really be completely dark. there are very few locations that you can find. that means our relationship to the sky, there is a way where we dominate the sky. we cannot see anything really. we are blinding ourselves in a way. >> you can look at the images, they are beautiful. when i st

congress and received congressional authorization to use force that's consistent with what the united states constitution says. which is that the president is the commander in chief of the united states military and it is congress that has the power to declare war so congress makes the decision about whether there will be a war and that the president is responsible for the details of the conduct of the war ok leslie it's very interesting i mean people don't call these things wars anymore so i suppose that's kind of wiggle room for the president isn't it i mean this is a humanitarian intervention quote unquote and we might want to talk about what that really means if it's double speak and if so but is this is this what obama is doing is saying it just this war powers act simply doesn't apply yeah i mean i think it's very complicated there's a lot of law that's governing this particular intervention and of course as we know the security council resolution one thousand nine hundred eighty three is the most important arguably that's really governing this particular intervention so i think it's a tricky it's

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> i'm your host of "culturewire," and today, here at electric works in san francisco. nice to see you today. thanks for inviting us in and showing us your amazing facility today. >> my pleasure. >> how long has electric works been around? >> electric works has been in san francisco since the beginning of 2007. we moved here from brisbane from our old innovation. we do printmaking, gallery shows, and we have a fabulous retail store where there are lots of fun things to find. >> we will look at all of that as we walk around. it is in

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> hello. 9 judge terri l. jackson. the court is now recruiting prospective civil grand jurors. our goal is to develop a pool of candidates that is inclusive of all segments of our city's population. >> the jury conducts investigations and publishes findings and recommendations. these reports them become a key part of the civic dialog on how we can make san francisco a better place to live and work. >> i want to encourage anyone that is on the fence, is considering participating as a grand jury member, to do so. >> so if you are int

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> good morning, everyone. i am the director of neighborhood business development for the office of work force development. thank you for coming. this is the kickoff of small business week as well as a celebration of the accomplishments of our small business revolving loan fund, which we have been working on for about six months. i would like to start by introducing the mayor, and we will continue by hearing from supervisor wiener as well as our administrator for the loan fund, and finally, the owner of this great new business. mr.

she states pretty firmly that your charter amendment violates both the united states constitution and the california constitution. she only cited one case, a napa county case. but there is pretty strong language in here. she even says it is illegal for an elected representative to propose something like this. it is a matter of ethics. i am happy to hear your amendment and maybe she will soften up your criticism. >> she said anyone the votes for it could be removed from office and i found it an extraordinary statement to make. >> i just saw this letter today. it has been circulating. subject to discipline, they are willful -- they are able to be removed for willful misconduct. supervisor kim: think you for our -- for your concern for our jobs. >> the afternoon, supervisors. in regards to supervisor wiener's legislation, thank you for amending it. we have a few comments. this is about limiting the duration of the measures, and i don't believe it is cool because of what happened there is even though i have got an e- mail from supervisors, 20 states have already adopted this kind of legis

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> thanks for all of you being here. in january when i was sworn in, there were five major objectives that i wanted to accomplish. a pension reform was at the top. as i went through all of the town hall meetings on the budget, i indicated to the budget -- to the public that we needed to fix our financial house in the city. at the beginning of this conversation when he leaves started meeting, we had choices to make right at the beginning. the choices included whether or not we're going to hold out for months finger of blame -- claimi

[inaudible] i do solemnly of firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. within our population there are people who simply do not have access to the internet, who do not have the means to access information the way that others have, and i think that it's really imperative for government to make sure that we play a role in closing that technological divide. so you have to strike that balance between maintaining that character, but also welcoming in the new people who bring their own -- >> absolutely. >> so i love that. i love that mix, that balance that comes with it. it's hard to strike the right balance

but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first, a declaration of war, secondly, a specific statutory authorization, and number three, a national emergency created by an attack on the united states or its territories. none of those circumstances is in evidence here today. so despite my great admiration and respect for our president, a lawful premise for this libyan operation does not est. i've also heard the argument that we have to join with our international neighbors, that we can't dessert them. well, as a matter of fact -- desert them. well, as a matter of fact i've been to iraq 13 times, i've been to afghanistan 10 times. when i first went over to afghanistan after hostilities started, it used to be 50% united states and 50% the rest of the world. now when i go it's about 75% the u.s. and 25% the rest of the world. so they have migrated out of afghanistan. at the same time

firma the i will support and defend the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. against all enemies foreign and domestic. that will bear true faith and allegiance to the constitution of the united states and the constitution of the state of california. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservations. or purpose of evasion. and that i will faithfully discharge the duties upon which i'm about to enter. during such time as i hold the office. [inaudible] congratulations. >> in the year 2020 to see everybody traveling the whole city using their bicycles. that would be great dedication, don't you think? [applause] today, i know that all of our supervisors -- while this was not a noticed meeting, it was a very noticed meeting. the department heads that have been here with public works and rec and park and mta and others, the commissioners writing this, and we had a great conversation with different parts of the roadway that we had with the very soft area of golden gate park to the pathways and the panhandle, and we really hit int

indigent defense fund is outlined in the united states constitution and is the legal obligation which is why it has not transfer to state funding and it's under a legal obligation for the city to provide under the california penal code. it is a fundamental principle of our justice system where all the queues are innocent until proven guilty and are afforded the right to legal representation. the court's role in all this at the initial branch of government is to ensure this right is upheld. the public defender, as you heard previously, is the primary provider providing indigent defense to minors and defendants. this is again, legally mandated. if the public defender has an ethical conflict of interest or cannot take a case because of availability, which ranges from staffing to budget issues, then the court appoint an attorney from a qualified panel from the san francisco bar association. the conflict panel has been in existence for nearly 40 years. it's an ongoing collaboration of the court, the public defender, and attorneys who are highly experienced in criminal law. it also is a mod

constitution. the war powers act. it is not in the national security of the united states. it is said, well, the french made -- we may disrespect the french. i say to the french, you respect our constitution and our constitution says that the declaration and going to war is the responsibility of congress not any executive. it has been said that the constitution may be inconvenient, but it is meant to be, madam speaker. war is a serious matter. and presidents and congresses should be an inconvenience on the war, the road to war. i yield back. the speaker pro tempe: the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: i yield a minute to the gentlelady from calirnia, ms. woolsey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, the first air strikes against libya were launched in march. now it's june. 76 days after this mission began, congress still hasn't beeniven an opportunity to vote for or against a declaration of war. every member of this body regardless of individual feelings should demand, demand that their constitutio

constitution. the war powers act. it is not in the national security of the united states. it is said, well, the french made -- we may disrespect the french. i say to the french, you respect our constitution and our constitution says that the declaration and going to war is the responsibility of congress not any executive. it has been said that the constitution may be inconvenient, but it is meant to be, madam speaker. war is a serious matter. and presidents and congresses should be an inconvenience on the war, the road to war. i yield back. the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman from ohio. mr. kucinich: i yield a minute to the gentlelady from california, ms. woolsey. the speaker pro tempore: the gentlelady from california is recognized for one minute. ms. woolsey: madam speaker, the first air strikes against libya were launched in march. now it's june. 76 days after this mission began, congress still hasn't been given an opportunity to vote for or against a declaration of war. every member of this body regardless of individual feelings should demand, demand that their const

them when he took his job though he would uphold the ban protested preserve and obey the united states constitution therefore he is bound by that oh to protest the citizens' constitutional rights god given rights and when you read the bill of rights run of the you have such a bull's eye as far as government goes is the right to keep bear arms so we have any one comes in to your sheriffs county and they try to diminish or three and. the right of the people to keep and bear arms the sheriff is obligated he is duty bound to stand against that so when light during the fema fiasco of the katrina hurricane in new orleans when they start obfuscating guns weren't ordered or were confiscate guns with people who need them but most the sheriff would have to stand against that and interposed himself on the behalf of the people and their rights and their freedoms for i know this might sound like an outlander statement then to most people would be the logical conclusion of what you just said is that most sheriffs in america are derelict in their duty. yes they are and that's really that's the reason that i have

our founding fathers knew this that's why the only industry mentioned specifically in the united states constitution is the press they knew that our democracy couldn't function without a fourth the state of journalism and thanks to the rise of corporate media monopolies and patriot act policies that swash journalism and whistleblowers as we see in the cases of the new york times reporter james rising has been spied on by the cia and former n.s.a. official thomas drake who blew the whistle on government waste and judith miller of the new york times shilling for bush's war in iraq investigative journalism in america it's pretty close to flat lining it's a shell of what it used to be so as the newtonian law of politics we have it something has to fill that void. it's like something has to fill the void of nature and that something is little security and anonymous and wiki leaks but this isn't a phenomenon a place exclusive to the united states it's occurring all over the world from tahrir square in egypt where democratic revolution was ignited thanks in part to government abuses exposed by wiki leaks t

will soon consider a referendum to be put on the ballot calling for an amendment to the united states constitution to strip corporations how the personhood the corporate court reporter davis deceptively gave them more than a century ago course this resolution in colorado is just a tiny step in other communities of past similar resolutions thirty one point arena california about a decade ago but it keeps the message going and most importantly it keeps waking people up to amend the u.s. constitution congress has passed an amendment in both chambers with a two thirds majority and then three quarters of all state legislatures need to pass it as well so you're a boulder colorado passes the resolution so a long way to go to convince congress to write and introduce and pass an amendment and then send it to the states it could take years on the other hand on march twenty third one nine hundred seventy one congress passed by two thirds the twenty sixth amendment after less than a year of discussion and debate and it was ratified by three quarters of the states just a bit over three months later on july fir

correctly taking the side of the libyan people never mind that this is the side against the united states constitution against the civilians in libya killed by recent nato airstrikes and against every unemployed american who would rather not be taxed to support obama's imperialism not that we needed her to say it explicitly to figure it out but now we know whose side hillary clinton is on all right in some other ron paul campaign related shenanigans time magazine recently had a poll their web site called bracketology maybe it was the only way to get obama's attention let's put that up on the screen all right here you have it so there it is the republican candidates you have. mitt romney of course. very prominently featured there the insiders on the left and you have the outsiders on the right this is a this is a really fun thing because you can click through and you can see how i filled it out here we've got i think huntsman would be romney we've got we've got another one there newt gingrich versus unknown michele bachmann ron paul sarah palin versus mccain not that he's even officially in the race ye

united states. this is a vote premised on the constitution and reflecting the desires of the american people that we do not live in a dictatorship and that if you're a member of the united states congress come here and do your job and our job is defined by the constitution. so i believe that our duty was partly handled today, and i would encourage our president as he has done over the stages of the afghan war and now through the redeploying of our soldiers that we are in engagement of discussion that gives us the road map for redeploying or moving toward a resolution in libya. i'd also join in the debate that i have just made on the question of libya with the need for the immediate review and designation of time for redeployment of our troops out of afghanistan. and the president has indicated that he expects that that redeployment will again in july, 2011. my plea to the president, as we look at these economic times, when america is crying out for jobs, when the middle class feels slashed and unattended to, when others believe our jobs are not creeping offshore and overseas but fleeting and flying

the united states constitution was, as you know, drafted in a cramped room in philadelphia in 1787 withdrawn over the windows. it was signed by 39 people. america at the time consisted of 13 states. congress had 26 senators and 65 representatives. the entire population was about 1% of today's number, about 4 million people. america was an agricultural society with no industry, not even cotton gins. the flush toilet had just been invented. these were the circumstances under which this document was written. let me be very clear here. the u.s. constitution is an extraordinary work, one of the greatest expressions of liberty and law in human history. one amazing testament to it is the mere fact it has survived as the law of the land for 222 years. but our constitution has been revised 27 times. some of these revisions being enormous and important, such as the abolition of slavery. then there are areas that have evolved. for example, the power of the judiciary, especially the supreme court, is barely mentioned in the document. this grew as a fact over history. there are surely some issues th

administration does not just this respect state and federal law, does not just this respect the united states constitution, but they also have no respect for the courts of this country. it is amazing, and this ruling, this order coming up this summer is the most brazen one of all because of that, because they have crossed one more line so brazenly. you there arell attorneys general that got elected in 2010 all over the country who are now stepping up to the plate and playing a role in defending the constitution, the rule of law in their states and our federalist system. it is happening all across the country. reg abbott from texas has been doing it for years. scott pruett in oklahoma, luther stranger in alabama, allan wilson in south carolina, the list goes on. it used to realistic account on one hand. not any longer. there is hope, because the burden has fallen to us at the state level to carry the spot for. when i ran for office in 2009, no one had ever run on federalism before, but i did. i said very clearly, if the federal government crosses the line, i will fight back. i got elected and was called al

to the constitution of the united states of america. >> would you do that to a catholic or mormon?'t. i wouldn't. because there is a greater dangerous part of the muslim faith than there is in these other religions. i know there are muslims who talk about, we're a peaceful religion, and i'm sure there are some peace loving muslims. >> i know them. i know them. >> yes, i know some of them, too. >> yeah, okay. >> i absolutely do. so this isn't casting a label on all muslims, when that guy asked me that question in the middle of a rapid-fire q&a session in iowa, it came out of nowhere, number one. >> you may not be casting aspergss on all muslims but wouldn't that test subject all muslims to a test that you would subject no other ethnic or religious group to in the united states, isn't that discrimination? >> no, that's not discrimination, john, it's called trying to protect the american people. look. in my 40 years of business, i hired people from all races, creed, religion, sexual orientation. i look for the best people. but look, this nation is under attack constantly by people who

the key phrase is power is not delegated to the united states by the constitution nor prohibited by the state's. it is not reserved to the states respectively or to the people. [applause] it is sample. it is elegance. it is to the point. the framers of our constitution knew all too well what happens, distance too powerful government's hold sway over a nation. that is why they decentralize power out of washington, d.c. into the hands of the states. when states lead the way and they compete for ideas and resources and jobs, free market principles are allowed to act. great things happen. the states are proof that the best leadership is closest to the people, not hold up in washington, d.c. issuing these one size fits all mandates to try to fit the entire country. [applause] our goal is to displace the entrenched powers in washington, restore the rightful balance between state and federal government. -- your pocket right now. take your phone out. it is ok. i wanted to take your phone at for a second and do something. if you believe what we are talking about -- if this whole concept of resto

establishing constitutions to the united states of america. le 2, article 4, article 5. the complex the states that with a constitution referral has women pose the right to, not right to vote. the federal right of states to privileges, immunities, and racial slavery written as federal law. right to amendment, corrupting education for use of the constitution. george washington, thomas jefferson, there are slave owners. the federal government, party to political and economic systems and racism, chauvinism. president washington is on the dollar bill. he is ongoing. both with words implicated, implicating in god we trust, a supranatural recognition. mr. gordon voice and kept walking. he showed me his card and kept walking. he would make my life difficult. between 2002 and 2011 -- [chime] president chiu: next speaker. >> he really surprised me today. i just walked in and you are already on public comment. you're moving along really fast. i have to tell you, i deserve the credit for this because i have walked through that area countless times. i have

but the united states this issue is really within of substance and the united states constitution clearly states that president's power as commander of chief to introduce armed forces into hostilities may be exercised only pursuant to three circumstances. first, a declaration of war, secondly, a specific statutory authorization, and number three, a national emergency created by an attack on the united states or its territories. none of those circumstances is in evidence here today. so despite my great admiration and respect for our president, a lawful premise for this libyan operation does not exist. i've also heard the argument that we have to join with our international neighbors, that we can't dessert them. well, as a matter of fact -- desert them. well, as a matter of fact i've been to iraq 13 times, i've been to afghanistan 10 times. when i first went over to afghanistan after hostilities started, it used to be 50% united states and 50% the rest of the world. now when i go it's about 75% the u.s. and 25% the rest of the world. so they have migrated out of afghanistan. at the same tim

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guest: nato's treaty obligations under nato, they did not trump the constitution of the united states. if you look at the treaty, it observes that all member states have to go back to their fundamental basis of legal transactions, their own individual constitutions. nato was not created as a vehicle by which the constitution of the united states or the constitution of any other country could be nullified. our constitution takes precedence over the nato treaty and, frankly, over the u.n. security council. host: the next call comes from palm springs, california on the republican line. hi, dennis. caller: good morning, and thank you for c-span. we basically all saw this coming. basically getting in and out of libya and handing over to nato i thought was very far-fetched. we are a strong power and a force in the military -- it was not going to happen. we all saw this coming. representative, could you explain to the viewers of c-span what the lawsuit would ultimately achieve, besides more bad pr for the president and the democratic party? could you give us a reasonable time line on how you

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united states and which would trump which. how would you imagine sharia law and international law and the united states constitutional law? k you very much. >> guest: scheuer. sharia law doesn't have any legal standing in the united states. so the only law of course the courts will enforce indian estates is law that's enacted by legislatures, and the common law, the, a judge made law. the result of millions of judicial opinions year after year after year, interpreting previous traditional opinions. it's kind of customary law. sharia law is never quite -- either legislation or in common law adjudication. now, you know, i think is a bit of a controversy floating around. i forget the source of the controversy. it may be someone, you know, i'm cautiously said under certain circumstances sharia law might be recognized in u.s. courts. there's a very limited set of circumstances where american courts will enforce foreign law. this is pretty technical stuff, and it's pretty dull so i will keep it short. but basically suppose there's a dispute between two people in morocco. suppose those two people end up in the united states and t

guest: nato's treaty obligations under nato, they did not trump the constitution of the united states. if you look at the treaty, it observes that all member states have to go back to their fundamental basis of legal transactions, their own individual constitutions. nato was not created as a vehicle by which the constitution of the united states or the constitution of any other country could be nullified. our constitution takes precedence over the nato treaty and, frankly, over the u.n. security council. host: the next call comes from palm springs, california on the republican line. hi, dennis. caller: good morning, and thank you for c-span. we basically all saw this coming. basically getting in and out of libya and handing over to nato i thought was very far-fetched. we are a strong power and a force in the military -- it was not going to happen. we all saw this coming. representative, could you explain to the viewers of c-span what the lawsuit would ultimately achieve, besides more bad pr for the president and the democratic party? could you give us a reasonable time line on how you

it's to the constitution of the united states. and the constitution says that the president does not have the authority to declare war and go into a combat situation without consulting with congress. and i'm very confident, madam speaker, that all of the people in this country would say, the president should not have done that and didn't have the authority to do that. i know tomorrow or friday, we are going to have some legislation on the floor that will say very clearly to the president that not only he shouldn't have done that, that it wasn't constitutional, but he shouldn't do it again and that's the thing i'm concerned about. the legislation we're going to have on the floor will confront the president on his ability or his authority to go ahead and do what he did in alibya, but doesn't say anything about future expeditions he wants to take. and i hope the debate that we make it clear to the white house and to the president and to anybody at the white house that may be listening to this special order tonight, we do not want the