Congress hasn’t had that power since before Bush, and even both of the democrat presidents since then have also authorizied military action without the approval of congress. Neither side realistically wants to change it, and they’ve all been capitalizing on it.
And Congress authorized a war…when, exactly?
Congress hasn’t had that power since before Bush, and even both of the democrat presidents since then have also authorizied military action without the approval of congress. Neither side realistically wants to change it, and they’ve all been capitalizing on it.