After thousands of people are killed in the World Trade Center and Pentagon, President George Bush and Congress declared war on Afghanistan. ... In October 2002, after two years of war on the people of Afghanistan and a series of lies and misinformation, Congress and the..…

Congress authorized the use of force before each of the major wars since the cold war (the 1991 Gulf War, Afghanistan, and Iraq). ..…

Furthermore, Padilla had been at al-Qaida camp Afghanistan, so he fell under the emergency powers.. But Padilla's, Andrew Patel, said Congress has not empowered the president to detain U.S citizens. ..…

However, we are not at war with Afghanistan, with terrorists or with anyone else. ... Congress has not issued such a declaration. . This is a nation of laws, not men. ..…