Ignorance is war, not bliss

It is truly incredible how little some of our Congressmen know about the Constitution. On Hardball Eric Cantor (R-VA), former Chief Deputy Majority Whip, told Chris Matthews last night that it is the "commanders on the ground" who should be the ones to decide whether or not to go to war with Iran. He went on to say that Congress has no say in war-making; that war-making is up to the President alone.

From Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution:

Section 8. The Congress shall have power …

To declare war, grant letters of marque and reprisal, and make rules concerning captures on land and water;

To raise and support armies, but no appropriation of money to that use shall be for a longer term than two years;

To provide and maintain a navy;

To make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces;

To provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the militia, and for governing such part of them as may be employed in the service of the United States, reserving to the states respectively, the appointment of the officers, and the authority of training the militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

Matthews appeared truly mystified.