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Originally posted by sgtclub
No it doesn't, unless that condition is specifically set forth in the resolution. If his support for authorization was conditional, then he should not have voted for an unconditional approval.
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When Congress passes a law criminalizing certain behavior, this is not seen as a statement that the behavior must be punished in all circumstances. We all still understand that prosecutors have some discretion in how they do their job.
And you are twisted words beyond their recognition. Kerry's support for authorization wasn't conditional. His support for a war was. If Saddam Hussein had converted to Christianity and free trade and thrown his borders open to Southern Baptists and Wall Street Journal vendors, there isn't a Senator who would have supported a war, but not one of them voted to limit the authorization accordingly.
