No, the War Powers Resolution doesn’t give the president 60 days of free war

Source: Washington Examiner · Bias: Right

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The Constitution clearly grants Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. Thus, most defenders of President Donald Trump’s unauthorized war against Iran point to the 1973 War Powers Resolution and claim the law allows the president to wage a war for 60 days without any congressional approval. Here’s a Republican member of Congress […]

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No, the War Powers Resolution doesn’t give the president 60 days of free war

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The Constitution clearly grants Congress, not the president, the power to declare war. Thus, most defenders of President Donald Trump’s unauthorized war against Iran point to the 1973 War Powers Resolution and claim the law allows the president to wage a war for 60 days without any congressional approval. Here’s a Republican member of Congress […]

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