2016 Postmortem

kentuck

(115,219 posts) Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:19 AM Dec 2016

The War Powers Act should be re-visited.

Especially with such an unpredictable leader now in charge of our country.

The Congress, many years ago, most out of cowardice, turned over their constitutional duty to declare war to the executive branch.

Times now require them to re-visit this decision before something terrible and unforeseen happens, in my opinion.

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The War Powers Act should be re-visited. (Original Post) kentuck Dec 2016 OP

Excellent post Shemp Howard Dec 2016 #1

The AUMF should never have been conceived, nor signed... Orsino Dec 2016 #2

I thought that sweetapogee Dec 2016 #3

Shemp Howard

(889 posts)

1. Excellent post

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:25 AM

Dec 2016

"The Congress, many years ago, most out of cowardice, turned over their constitutional duty to declare war to the executive branch."

Very true...and the source of so much misery around the world today.

Orsino

(37,428 posts)

2. The AUMF should never have been conceived, nor signed...

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:26 AM

Dec 2016

...and should have been revisited fifteen years ago.

Hundreds of thousands are dead, without a President Trump--and not all occurred during the Bush presidency.

Our alleged representatives who signed on to it should always be viewed with extra suspicion.

sweetapogee

(1,213 posts)

3. I thought that

Reply to kentuck (Original post)

Tue Dec 13, 2016, 10:26 AM

Dec 2016

the war powders resolution limited the ability of the president to wage war without the consent of congress.

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