February 13, 2003


"The president is not a king"
A lawsuit filed in federal court in Boston today seeks to prevent Napoleon Bonehead from going to war against Iraq without congressional approval.

A coalition including six House members, several U.S. soldiers and parents of military personnel claims only Congress has that power under the Constitution.

"A war against Iraq without a congressional declaration of war will be illegal and unconstitutional," said John Bonifaz, the plaintiffs' lead attorney. "It is time for the courts to intervene."

The representatives joining the suit, all Democrats, are John Conyers of Michigan, Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, James McDermott of Washington, Jose Serrano of New York, Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas and Jesse Jackson Jr. of Illinois.

The plaintiffs asked for a preliminary injunction against the president and for a hearing on their request that Bush be barred from launching a military invasion against Iraq without a congressional declaration of war. - UPI.

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