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Louis Ludlowhad introduced a resolution to amend the cbnstitutipnto-require a national referendum on any declaration of war, except in those instances where the nation was being invaded. Held up by the House Judiciary Committee for almost a year, the resolution was not placed Before the full House until two days after a navy gunboat was sunk by Japanese warplanes in China. The resolution received strong support from a coalition of liberal and conservative congressmen who were opposed to any foreign policy beyond a posture recognition of strict neutrality. During the course of the debate that followed, the house speaker was advised by the president that such a resolution would seriously weaken the world's perception of the nation's willingness to act in the defense of its own interests and would cripple the president in the conduct of the country's foreign relations. Even after considering...
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