The Constitution gives the congress the exclusive right to declare war. Over the years there has been a vast erosion of this power as the Legislative branch ceded much of its Constitutional authority in his area to the Executive.
One of the few times the republican congress stood up to Obama was when he wanted to attack Syria. Conservative talk radio whipped up its base and they demanded that republicans in congress assert the requirement for a vote before starting hostilities against a country that had not attacked or threatened us in any way. Such approval was not forthcoming, as the public wanted no part of more pointless military interventions. Neo cons were furious and mocked obama for his weakness. Obama had been foolish to draw "red lines" he couldn't enforce, but deferring to the congressional war declaration authority was one his brighter moments as president.
We heard plenty during the campaign from "constitutional conservatives" about what a danger Trump was because he did not worship the Constitution to the degree they did. Well, I'm waiting to hear from them now. Trump has clearly committed an act of war against a country that not only has not attacked or threatened us, but which denies culpability for the supposed gas attack. There has been no congressional declaration. There are no exigent circumstances mandating preemptive action.
Trump has recklessly committed an impeachable offense that could have landed us in WW III if Russian airmen had been killed. This is a sad day for me because Trump had been so steadfast against getting involved in this kind of adventure.
If Hillary Clinton had been elected and pulled reckless stunt like this, we would have been outraged and with good reason. I hope wiser men like Rand Paul can pull Trump back from the edge. Failing that, they are going to have to oppose him on this, which will no doubt set Trump off and further poison relations with his base.
Thanks a lot Kushner.
One of the few times the republican congress stood up to Obama was when he wanted to attack Syria. Conservative talk radio whipped up its base and they demanded that republicans in congress assert the requirement for a vote before starting hostilities against a country that had not attacked or threatened us in any way. Such approval was not forthcoming, as the public wanted no part of more pointless military interventions. Neo cons were furious and mocked obama for his weakness. Obama had been foolish to draw "red lines" he couldn't enforce, but deferring to the congressional war declaration authority was one his brighter moments as president.
We heard plenty during the campaign from "constitutional conservatives" about what a danger Trump was because he did not worship the Constitution to the degree they did. Well, I'm waiting to hear from them now. Trump has clearly committed an act of war against a country that not only has not attacked or threatened us, but which denies culpability for the supposed gas attack. There has been no congressional declaration. There are no exigent circumstances mandating preemptive action.
Trump has recklessly committed an impeachable offense that could have landed us in WW III if Russian airmen had been killed. This is a sad day for me because Trump had been so steadfast against getting involved in this kind of adventure.
If Hillary Clinton had been elected and pulled reckless stunt like this, we would have been outraged and with good reason. I hope wiser men like Rand Paul can pull Trump back from the edge. Failing that, they are going to have to oppose him on this, which will no doubt set Trump off and further poison relations with his base.
Thanks a lot Kushner.
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