WHEREAS the people of Iraq have successfully elected and empowered a representative government, and

WHEREAS the people of Afghanistan have also elected and empowered a representative government, and

WHEREAS the United States has no grievance with either of these governments that constitutes a basis for war, and

WHEREAS the so called war on terrorism is not a war within the historic definition of war, but rather an ongoing policy to identify and address the conditions that breed terrorist activities and protect the United States and other nations from terrorist actions, and as such cannot be considered the basis for obtaining or retaining any powers of war not otherwise endowed to a specific branch of government, and

WHEREAS the thoughtful, responsible division of powers in order to provide crucial checks and balances among the branches of our government is foundational to our concept of democracy and to the preservation of the rights and freedoms of the citizens of our nation,

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT

The president and Congress shall immediately and officially declare that the United States is no longer at war with the government or people of either Iraq or Afghanistan, and

The Congress shall immediately rescind and the president shall immediately relinquish war powers granted to him under Public Law 107-40 (Authorization for use of Military Force), Public Law 107-243 (Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq) and any and all other legislation that may have granted him extraordinary war powers during the term of his office and

That the War Powers held by both the Congress and the president shall return to those defined by Public Law 93-148 (The War Powers Act of 1973) and

That the president and Congress shall begin immediately to order redeployment of U.S. military forces consistent with the fact that our country is not presently at war with any other state, nation or sovereign power.

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