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Explicit authorization is still required even if there there is no explicit declaration of war. The caveat being that the president only needs to get the appro
by wqaatwt 8mo ago
Explicit authorization is still required even if there there is no explicit declaration of war.
The caveat being that the president only needs to get the approval of congress after 60 days.
And of course Obama established a precedent with his intervention in Libya which weakened this even more…
- koolala 8mo agoBeing required legally doesn't change the actual fact of war. Sure it is breaking the law. I don't see how Libya is the one in the long list to set this precedent of illegally non-declared war.