For opposing the McCain amendment on the grounds that it limits the executive branch’s ability to fight the war as it sees fit. In fact, the legislation is a proper exercise of congressional oversight — which has been sadly lacking for more than a decade — as well as a clear example of the Constitutional requirement under Article 1, Section 8, for Congress to make “rules for the government and regulation” of the armed forces.
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