"The president is not a king," he said. "He does not have the power to wage war against another country absent a declaration of war from Congress." says a John Conyers, D-Michigan, Representative of Congress, in an article in cnn. The same lawsuit was filed during bush sr's war...but to no avail, the judge ruled against it saying that Bush had not committed to a course of action and also that there were not have people/representatives supporting it. In this lawsuit in 2003, there is a difference in that soldiers have become a part of this lawsuit. To me, this is huge. Soldiers are saying in essence 'I am not supporting your decision to have this war, and i don't think that you alone should start this war without you having to follow the normal process. you, mr. president, are stepping beyond your role and your power."



"We have a message for President Bush today -- read the Constitution," said John Bonifaz, the Boston attorney who filed the lawsuit. ("Conyers cited an excerpt from Article 1, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution that states, "Congress shall have power ... to declare war.")

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Also in CNN, millions around the world to protest against a war. The biggest protests are planned for Europe with 500,000 expected in London and Barcelona,100,000 in Paris and Rome and 80,000 in Berlin. Amongst the protesters will be lawmaker's from Blair's party.



"In Australia, more than 150,000 protesters rallied in Melbourne on Friday, with more demonstrations planned across the country over the weekend. " "Other protests are planned in up to 400 towns and cities in 60 countries, including Vancouver, Mexico City, Tokyo and Hong Kong" as well as Vienna and Istanbul.

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