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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsCongress people saying illegal to bomb Syria w/o their approval. T just announced he's bombing??
What??? Two congress folks on Chris Hayes just said he has to get congressional approval to bomb and that it's illegal. But I guess this is just one more example of him being outside the law.
DUgosh
(3,059 posts)He isnt going to fire Mueller - Congress has been assured (sarcasm)
joshcryer
(62,287 posts)It holds no effect over the powers of the Commander in Chief, since to ignore it would be unquestioned by the Supreme Court since they would not make a judgement on its constitutionality.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)allows attacks in the mid east w/o congressional approval.
regnaD kciN
(26,045 posts)...who went along with the AUMF in order to not look "soft on terror," all the while claiming that it wasn't a blank check for Dubya to go to war. As it turned out they were partly right it was a blank check for Dubya, PLUS any successor. World without end, amen.