> How can you prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was no official basis for an act? Especially when the response is almost certainly going to be, "the re

> How can you prove beyond a reasonable doubt that there was no official basis for an act? Especially when the response is almost certainly going to be, "the reason for the official action is classified". In my hypothetical? Because there's no congressional declaration of war or authorization of the use military force against the waitress, which can be determined by reading the journals of the house and senate.