31. This federal court decision with constitutional and war power issues made news around the country. 32. War powers have long been a political flash point.33. "Its not necessarily War Powers but it's within the framework of the War Powers Act," 34. And Congress always is less than aggressive in confronting presidents over misuse of war powers . 35. The War Powers Resolution is one of the last remnants of the feisty Vietnam-era Congress. 36. Because members don't want to take responsibility by going on record, Congress abdicates its war power . 37. At all times Lincoln insisted that he controlled the issue only he had the war powers . 38. IRAQ-WAR-POWERS ( Washington ) _ Tom Daschle predicts that a war powers resolution will pass Congress. 39. This is like the invocation of war powers . 40. Presidential administrations have sometimes chafed at the War Powers Resolution and contended that it is not binding.
