A letter to a congressman expressing that the gulf of tonkin resolution was unconstitutional

Dear congressman, Today on August 7th 1964 my fellow colleagues in Congress have made a terrible decision to vote yes for the Gulf of Tonkin resolution. The Gulf of Tonkin resolution is a resolution that states the Congress approves and supports the determination of the President, as Commander in Chief, to take all necessary measures to repel any armed attack against the forces of the United States and to prevent further aggression. The Gulf of Tonkin …showed first 75 words of 647 total…

…showed last 75 words of 647 total…this resolution. " I believe that history will record that we have made a great mistake in subverting and circumventing the Constitution of the United States, article I, section 8, thereof by means of this resolution." My fellow congressman, the Gulf of Tonkin resolution goes against our country's system of checks and balances, is completely unnecessary and it undermines the constitution. Because of these unavoidable truths I was forced to vote against the Gulf of Tonkin Resolution.