Congress Can’t Make War

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi misinterprets congressional responsibilities about war and peace. In challenging President Donald Trump’s bold order to kill the world’s number one terrorist, Iran’s Qassem Soleimani, Speaker Pelosi misfires on Congress’ foreign policy and military responsibilities. Congress is mandated in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution “To declare war...make rules concerning captures on land and water.” It is authorized “to raise and support armies…” It also is authorized “to provide and maintain a Navy” and “to make rules for the government and regulation of the land and naval forces; it can “provide for calling forth the militia to execute the laws of the Union, suppress insurrections and repel invasions.” Lastly, Article 1, Section 8 authorizes Congress “to provide for organizing, arming and disciplining the militia (National Guard) and for governing such part of them...(Read Full Article)
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