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mopinko

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8. well, it has gotten murkier and murkier, but only congress can declare war. a prez

Reply to pecosbob (Reply #6)

Fri Jan 3, 2020, 11:52 AM

Jan 2020

has the "war power" to act in an exigent circumstance. that is only supposed to be good until congress has time to act, but since jfk, at least, we have been stretching that.

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is it time to knock back the president's sweeping, creeping war powers? [View all] mopinko Jan 2020 OP

Recommended. H2O Man Jan 2020 #1

K&R Sherman A1 Jan 2020 #2

Probably about 20 years too late... Wounded Bear Jan 2020 #3

Yep! kentuck Jan 2020 #4

It is past time...no one person should be able to take us to war or drop a nuke either. Demsrule86 Jan 2020 #5

I was about to post something similar earlier, but I'm vague on the constitutional requirements pecosbob Jan 2020 #6

well, it has gotten murkier and murkier, but only congress can declare war. a prez mopinko Jan 2020 #8

IMO not quite as cut and dried as the issues of Ukrainian Aid and Obstruction of Congress pecosbob Jan 2020 #9

still a legit article to debate. mopinko Jan 2020 #10

Agreed... pecosbob Jan 2020 #12

at least those had a plan. mopinko Jan 2020 #13

Way past time. Nt lostnfound Jan 2020 #7

Sure, but you realize that such a thing would have to pass MineralMan Jan 2020 #11

it's not about legislation. it's already in the constitution. mopinko Jan 2020 #14

Unfortunately, you're not correct on that. MineralMan Jan 2020 #15

yeah, that's not necessarily what i am talking about, but mopinko Jan 2020 #16

Fun fact about the War Powers Resolution sarisataka Jan 2020 #17

do you mean vetoed? mopinko Jan 2020 #18

Yes, I blame auto correct sarisataka Jan 2020 #19

yeah, i tried to make sense of that for a second, then ran it through my autocorrect brain. mopinko Jan 2020 #20

Yes. K&R ck4829 Jan 2020 #21