• I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.

    Arlen Specter: I would suggest respectfully to the president that he is not the sole decider. The decider is a shared and joint responsibility.
    Arlen Specter's remarks in a hearing on Congress's War Powers (January 30, 2007), as quoted in "Senate Republicans divided in dissent on Iraq", NBC News, January 30, 2007.