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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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U.S. military preparations are underway for a limited, two-day surgical strike aimed at punishing Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for his alleged use of chemical weapons that killed an estimated 1,300 people.<br />
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The attack would probably last no more than two days and involve sea-launched cruise missiles, striking military targets not directly related to Syria's chemical weapons arsenal. The launch would be dependent upon three factors:<br />
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1. Determining that Assad</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s regime was culpable in those attacks<br />
2. Consultation with U.S. allies and with Congress<br />
3. Determination that such an attack could be justified under international law.<br />
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House Speaker John Boehner&nbsp; has not had any consultations with any of the senior officials planning the launch and under Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution states that only </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>Congress shall have power ... to declare war?</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'<br />
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House Speaker John Boehner wants the president to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>explain</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> his actions beforehand and </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>consul</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> with Congress before acting. <br />
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More than just to Congress, the president has an obligation to the American people to explain the rationale for the course of action he chooses: why it</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s critical to our national security, and what the broader strategy is.<br />
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White House spokesman Carney stated that consulting with Congress </span><span style="font-size: x-large;">does not mean having Congress authorize something.<br />
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Other potential complications include:<br />
1. Hitting the chemical plants directly could easily unleash clouds of poisonous gas that could kill more civilians than the original attacks. <br />
2. Try to </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>maintain the functions of the state</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span> in order to avoid a power vacuum that would </span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span></span>boost the al-Qaeda-linked rebels and possibly allow them to get their hands on&nbsp; chemical weapons.</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">'<br />
</span><span style="font-size: x-large;">3. Enraging Assad so that he might elevate his attack on his own people.<br />
4. Currently only 9 percent of Americans actually support a U.S. military intervention in Syria.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should President Obama order surgical military strikes on Syria?<br />
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Yes<br />
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Undecided<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Should ALL of the members of Michigan</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s GOP congressional delegation in the U.S. House vote to defund Obamacare?<br />
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Yes - 75% (43 votes)<br />
No - 18% (10 votes)<br />
Undecided - 7% (4 votes)<br />
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Total votes: 57<br />
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TWO COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL<br />
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COMMENT #1<br />
Obamacare<br />
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It seems odd that the people who didn</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>t vote for the defunding are in leadership positions. What</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s in it for them? Are they protecting their self interests and their positions? We the People elected them to vote what is best for their constituents and they ARE NOT doing that in many ways.<br />
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I am extremely disappointed in Camp, Rogers, Upton and Miller. If they want to stop the destruction of our republic they need to get on board and do everything they can to stop the single most damaging federal program that was ever devised.<br />
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It</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">'</span>s time to elect people who will stand up for the constitution and what this country was founded upon. That's why we hold primaries. If people would only wake up and see what our elected officials are doing to us!<br />
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COMMENT #2<br />
Obamacare Funding Vote<br />
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I am not at all a fan of Pres. Obama or his &quot;care&quot; , but the premise of &quot; all&quot; is ignorant and disrespectful to the wishes of the constituents in each legislator's district. Each elected official must listen to and act on beheld of the greatest public good for all the people in their district. So/any legislator is first responsible .<br />
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Sadly, I can tell you first hand that this does not seem to occur in the case of ours.<br />
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