[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 4683]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                FOREIGN POLICY AND CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS

  (Mr. KUCINICH asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. KUCINICH. Madam Speaker, we are in the midst of a foreign policy 
and constitutional crisis. The administration has committed our Nation 
to a war against Libya in violation of the Constitution of the United 
States.
  The administration has said they do not have full information about 
the rebels they are assisting. But it is clear that for the last 30 
years, U.S. intelligence has had a relationship with prominent elements 
within the Libyan opposition.
  Further, The New York Times today reports that elements of the 
opposition may be linked to al Qaeda, and that we are considering 
arming them.
  When it comes to the war in Libya, the administration has subverted 
Congress and the United States Constitution. Tomorrow, I will present 
to Congress a definitive 1-hour response to the administration's Libyan 
war in the form of facts and questions. Congress must challenge 
violations of our constitutional principles relating to war and peace.
  The critical issue today is not the defense of Libyan democracy but 
the defense of American democracy.

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