Congress Abdicating War Powers Duty, Allowing Presidents to Wage Military Campaigns Without Legislative Approval
• The U.S. constitution gives Congress sole power to declare war, but presidents have increasingly circumvented this to wage military campaigns without legislative approval.
• Under the War Powers Resolution, presidents can introduce troops into hostilities if there is a national emergency, but must withdraw them within 60-90 days without congressional authorization.
• Presidents use creative legal arguments to claim their military actions don't qualify as "hostilities" or "war" under the law.
• Recent presidents like Trump and Biden have launched strikes and military campaigns without congressional approval, continuing a historical pattern.
• Congress is failing in its duties by not debating or voting on these military actions, allowing the president to act as a "de-facto monarchy" on war powers.