The Framers Gave Congress the Power to Declare War for a Reason: to Stop America From Becoming a Global Enforcer

President Trump’s decision to attack Iran without congressional approval invited the observation that he should expect a vote in Congress next week, as The New York Times reported, “on resolutions to rein in the president’s war powers.” GOP U.S. Representative Thomas Massie of Kentucky rightly called the air raid “acts of war unauthorized by Congress,” ...

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