![The dirty little secret is that both houses of Congress are irrelevant. ... America's domestic policy is now being run by Alan Greenspan and the Federal Reserve, and America's foreign policy is now being run by the International Monetary Fund [IMF]. ...when the president decides to go to war, he no longer needs a declaration of war from Congress.](/assets/img/quote-photos/the-dirty-little-secret-is-that-both-houses-of-congress-are-irrelevant-ameri.jpg)
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