Friday, May 17, 2019

Ignorance - willful or otherwise

When asked whether there would be war with Iran, Sarah Sanders blurted out "that's the president's decision". No! The framers reserved the authority to go to war for the Congress. That was reinforced by the War Powers Act. The president MUST consult the Congress before committing our armed forces to war. The Constitution reads that the president will be the Commander in Chief of the armed forces "when called into the actual service of the United States" Congress calls them into service. BTW Sarah, the authorization of force of 2002 doesn't cover action against Iran. That Congressional authorization was to deal with Al Qaeda and those who harbored terrorists.

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