So, does this imply that once Congress gives authority to invade a country, the President can do it repeatedly? http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/18/politics/us-iraq/ …
@ExeteraAdams @tylerglaiel Even before the War Powers act, the Constitution vested the power to "call forth the militia" to Congress.
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@ExeteraAdams@tylerglaiel Jurisprudentially, it'd be a hard case to make that even though they are the ones that can "call it forth"... -
@ExeteraAdams@tylerglaiel ... they cannot write a law that says "we will uncall-it-forth if you use it in a way we don't like." - Show replies
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