Reply #25: Was there not enough information in the public domain that

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could have been pointed to without disclosing intelligence that was discussed during committee hearings?

The Democrats controlled the Senate and Senator Byrd argued for more time, many times.


Forgetting the intelligence for a minute Senator Byrd also said,


"This is a blank check," he said. "Congress is ceding, lock, stock and barrel, its power to declare war - handing it over to a chief executive. Congress might as well just shut the door and put a sign up there that says, 'Going fishing.'"

and

"....The President's doctrine--and we are about to put our stamp on it, the stamp of this Senate. The President's doctrine, get this, gives him--Him? Who is he? He puts his britches on just the same way I do. He is a man. I respect his office. But look what we are turning over to this man, one man....."