(An excerpt from a hypothetical) Open Letter to Saddam Hussein (from sometime pre-2003 invasion):
It has come to our attention while observing the discussions concerning your possible programs of weapons of mass destruction that you may not fully understand our constitutional system. Thus, we are writing to bring to your attention two features of our Constitution -- the power to make binding international agreements and the power to make war -- which you should seriously consider.
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(In case you can't read between the lines, you are an idiot that could not possibly have asked any of the lawyers in your country that specialize in international law ... or your U.N. Ambassador ... or any 1L ... or even most high school students that paid attention in Civics ... or, you know, read the document yourself.)
(Also, this has absolutely nothing to do with internal politics, and you should ignore the fact that I'm a junior senator who just started my first term, that I actually don't know what the deal is going to be, and that, despite what might seem obvious wording in the Constitution, in practice the provisions I cited are not going to matter as far as the impact of the Executive decision.)
(And, to anybody else reading this open letter, I absolutely do not mean to scuttle any deal... except any besides the hypothetical one I would make, if anybody cared about my opinion. Unlike the President, I love America, and I would only undercut the President if I thought it would make America stronger. Really. And that's what this letter is designed to do. I promise.)
Any Junior Democratic Senator
It has come to our attention while observing the discussions concerning your possible programs of weapons of mass destruction that you may not fully understand our constitutional system. Thus, we are writing to bring to your attention two features of our Constitution -- the power to make binding international agreements and the power to make war -- which you should seriously consider.
...
(In case you can't read between the lines, you are an idiot that could not possibly have asked any of the lawyers in your country that specialize in international law ... or your U.N. Ambassador ... or any 1L ... or even most high school students that paid attention in Civics ... or, you know, read the document yourself.)
(Also, this has absolutely nothing to do with internal politics, and you should ignore the fact that I'm a junior senator who just started my first term, that I actually don't know what the deal is going to be, and that, despite what might seem obvious wording in the Constitution, in practice the provisions I cited are not going to matter as far as the impact of the Executive decision.)
(And, to anybody else reading this open letter, I absolutely do not mean to scuttle any deal... except any besides the hypothetical one I would make, if anybody cared about my opinion. Unlike the President, I love America, and I would only undercut the President if I thought it would make America stronger. Really. And that's what this letter is designed to do. I promise.)
Any Junior Democratic Senator
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