# Dec. 11, 1941 Declaration of War Question

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-11-1941-declaration-of-war-question/578288>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [April 13, 2011, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-11-1941-declaration-of-war-question/578288 "2011-04-13T21:54:18Z")\
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**Author:** ![Andy\_L](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/c67d28/32.png) [@Andy\_L](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Andy_L)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 3:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-11-1941-declaration-of-war-question/578288/21 "2011-04-15T03:06:17Z")

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> [@dtilque](#):
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> That article doesn’t say why the Senators and Congressmen missed the earlier vote. Were they just getting into town, or were they not notified of the vote, or even just late coming back from lunch? I was making a guess as to why.
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> But I’m sure they all thought the votes were important, even given the certainty of passage. So I’d be surprised if it were from lack of interest or notification.

Fair enough. I’d be very surprised as well if it were lack of interest or notification - difficulty in reaching Washington would almost have to be the answer. I’ll let you know if I find anything.

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**Author:** ![Hail\_Ants](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dc4da7/32.png) [@Hail\_Ants](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hail_Ants)\
**Post date:** [April 15, 2011, 8:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/dec-11-1941-declaration-of-war-question/578288/22 "2011-04-15T08:50:28Z")

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I read that Roosevelt understood why the one congresswoman had to vote with her beliefs and actually assigned a security detail to protect her because her vote against the war garnered her some serious death threats!

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