It’s Time to Revisit the President’s War Powers
Defense And Security,US Constitution,Donald Trump,Executive Powers,Congress
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For now the question whether President Trump needed congressional authorization to take military action against Iran is academic. Nevertheless, Peggy Noonan is right that the framers vested Congress, not the president, with the power to declare war (“Iraq’s Shadow Over the Iran Debate,” Declarations, June 21).
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