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Aren't we supposed to need congressional approval to start a war? So many things I was taught in civics class turned out to be complete fiction.
by stopads 7y ago
Aren't we supposed to need congressional approval to start a war?
So many things I was taught in civics class turned out to be complete fiction.
- leed25d 7y ago> Aren't we supposed to need congressional approval to start a war? Not for the last few decades, no.
- megous 7y agoUS executive doesn't need congress approval to kill heads of US designated terror groups (IRGC). At least it doesn't seems so. (I guess it already has it)
- gnusty_gnurc 7y agoIt's disheartening to see parent downvoted, but executive overreach and emergency powers have been normalized for a while now. Republicans are a lost cause here too, but Democrats despite constant screeching about "constitutional norms" seemingly don't care about war powers either (perhaps the most important constitutional power).