Richardson challenges Pelosi on Iraq

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October 07, 2007

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said Sunday that Congress cannot end the war in Iraq without President Bush’s approval.

Voters, she told Fox News Sunday, “want it to end and they had expectations that Congress could end it.”

But, she added, “You know we can’t without a presidential signature.”


Democratic presidential candidate Bill Richardson challenged Pelosi’s assertion just a little later Sunday.

He told ABC News’s “This Week” that Congress could “de-authorize” the war without Bush’s signature, using a resolution already introduced by Sen. Robert Byrd (D-W.Va.).

“I believe a national movement could be built to support that,” Richardson said. “The president cannot veto that because it would be under Article I of the Constitution. That is the decisive step that the American people want. There is a disconnect between the voters and what’s happening in the Congress.”

Richardson has criticized his fellow presidential candidates for their unwillingness to commit to withdrawing troops by the end of the next presidential term.

http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/pelosi-says-bush-has-to-end-the-war-2007-10-07.html

[AndreaCG]

1. Does this mean Pelosi won't even TRY?

Man, we deserve better Congressional leaders. Good for Richardson for calling her on this.