What I Keep Wondering (Or More Questions For People Smarter Than Me)

Here's a few more questions for people that are smarter than me, as I can't seem to find anyone who's able to get me an answer:

1. On the matter of Iraq, there's this debate about a non-binding resolution condemning an escalation...mildly protesting a troop build-up...saying anything about anything about something, about whether there should be a debate, about whether or not senators will ever vote for the resolution they themselves authored, ad naseum. Further, there's discussion about whether or not the Senate should use "the power of the purse" to curtail war efforts in Iraq. But what I keep wondering is: at some point, both houses passed a bill which authorized the president to go to war in Iraq in some form. Can't they just...revoke that authorization? That would effectively end all of this debate and all of this discussion. Theoretically, Congress is the only body that can declare war in the first place, so it should be a simple matter of saying "Wait, we didn't declare war, so bring the troops home". I mean, if that's what they really wanted to do. Which I don't think it is. Which isn't even what I'm sure they should do at this point...fuck...maybe I understand why they're dickering over the size and girth of their dickering.
2. The tide might already be turning on this one, thank God, but it bears asking: why don't people in power get the clue that electronic voting machines are a BAD THING? This is one piece of technology that every single geek is screaming about. If geeks fear some new technology so strongly, shouldn't it be obvious that it's got some flaws? I bet the programmers at Diebold even refuse to use the machines. I would.
3. When will people face the overwhelming evidence that the economy is not suffering from outsourcing, but is actually thriving. Time and again the numbers show that companies are able to grow and prosper while doing outsourcing. Anecdotal evidence also shows this. US unemployment was at 4.5% in December 2006. That's an awesomely low unemployment rate. Compare with Europe which has an unemployment rate of 7.5% on average. Further factor in that a lot of the baby boomers are going to start retiring in the next 5-10 years and we're going to face a serious labor shortage. Baby boomers make up 43% of the workforce in the US. The work they're doing is going to have be done by someone. We might as well work out the best ways to outsource now.
4. In a similar vein, when will our politicians and pundits recognize that there is no national solution to the question of immigration? Certainly the Constitution gives Congress and the President the ability to determine how naturalization will work and they need to have some say in the matter of immigration and how immigration affects our economy and national security, but seriously. Aren't the needs of the citizens of Texas vastly different than the needs of North Carolina or New York when it comes to this matter? Or the needs of Seattle different than the needs of Los Angeles? Some communities, some states welcome an influx of immigrants, illegal or otherwise, because they represent a boon to the local economy. Cheap immigrant labor helps businesses to grow, similar to how outsourcing works, only locally, and promotes the opening of new businesses. It's clear to me, and should be clear to others that we should unleash the States to determine some of their own immigration policy instead of jamming one down their throats like our leaders want to do now.