LPA: The Liberal Party of America does not believe that The President has the power to bring the nation into a protracted state of war, without a declaration of war, approved by the House and the Senate. The authorization of the use of force measure should have a time frame. If within that time frame, either the President has accomplished his objectives, or he must go back to the Congress for another Authorization. We do not believe that the authorization of the use of force should be enough to bring this country into a long protracted war, with no clear cut goals or strategy, similar to what happened in Vietnam and Iraq.
Also, this country should not be free to wage wars of aggression, or "pre-emptive" wars on a country that may, or may not, attack us. We believe that there must be clear, incontrivertable proof, that a war is imminent. A war should not be used as a political weapon. It should only be waged when it is a measure of last resort and the vital interests of the United States are theatened. We do not believe that we should fight "wars of liberation" or any other war, unless the situation that is contemplated would affect the national security of the United States and it's citizens. We belive that becoming involved in a war that was unjustified, or immoral, should lead to the impeachment and imprisonment of the President of The United States of America. Lives should not be put at stake to bolster a failing Presidency, or to take the spotlight off another problem. War should be a measure of last resort. It is too easy for a nation that has the largest war machine in history to use force indiscriminatly.
While we realize that events in the world today move very fast, and the government might not have time to consult Congress or to ask for a vote from both houses of Congress before it acts, a full accounting of the incident should be brought to light as soon as possible. Also, at this time, the President should be held accountable for any acts of war he or she deemed nessesary.
One of the prime reasons for the existance of this political party is to help stop the meaningless carnage that the United States has been involved in in the last half of the twentieth century, and the beginning of this one. We believe that the use of military force should be made more difficult and only when diplomatic and economic measures have been exhausted, and the situation causes grave danger to The United States of America.