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Bayard

(27,762 posts)
22. This is Congress's job!
Fri Oct 31, 2025, 09:50 PM
Oct 31

He doesn't have the power to just declare a war on his own say so.

Who do we have to sue to stop this bullshit? And fast!



Power to Declare War
“The Congress shall have Power To . . . provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.”
—U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 8, clause 1

“The Congress shall have Power . . . To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;
“To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;
“To provide and maintain a Navy;
“To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;
“To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
“To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress”
—U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 8, clauses 11–16

https://history.house.gov/Institution/Origins-Development/War-Powers/

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Peace Prize incoming? Bernardo de La Paz Oct 31 #2
Trump believes he can kill anyone as long as he uses the magic incantation: "drug trafficking." sop Oct 31 #3
Starting a war. sinkingfeeling Oct 31 #4
My god, he's really going to start World War III PatSeg Oct 31 #5
How? No big power is going to step in and help Maduro nt EX500rider Oct 31 #10
Russians might... they sent a cargo plane there today LymphocyteLover Oct 31 #13
They're too exhausted from their own war to do anything Polybius Oct 31 #17
They can't even beat Ukr right next door, you think they could fight a war on the other side of the globe? EX500rider Oct 31 #18
He seems to be hungry for war PatSeg Oct 31 #14
Lot's of bad shit in that Epstein file, with lots of bad people involved bluestarone Oct 31 #16
Yes, I think so PatSeg Oct 31 #21
Another oil war. republianmushroom Oct 31 #6
"US targets Venezuela over 'Soles' cartel. Does it exist?" (spoiler: probably not) muriel_volestrangler Oct 31 #7
a war based on a fantasy... why does that sound so familiar? LymphocyteLover Oct 31 #12
Everything about TSF and his terrorists are UNHOLY!! bluestarone Oct 31 #8
♫ Well it's one, two, three, what are we fighting for? ♫ generalbetrayus Oct 31 #9
Country Joe and the Fish.... MarineCombatEngineer Oct 31 #11
Criminal US regime planning illegal murders in Venezuela Prairie Gates Oct 31 #15
Regime change and he will 'seize' the oil... JCMach1 Oct 31 #19
No new wars, kid fucker? Aviation Pro Oct 31 #20
This is Congress's job! Bayard Oct 31 #22
Unfortunately with the War Powers Act he can deploy troops for up to 60 days in combat without Congressional approval EX500rider Oct 31 #23
Congress? We don't need no stinkin' Congress thomski64 Nov 1 #27
What happens if they shoot back? mackdaddy Oct 31 #24
Protestants vs. Catholics. Coming to a TV screen near you! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 1 #25
there's a new angle-- wheee! LymphocyteLover Nov 1 #28
Cadet Bonespurs starting a war Skittles Nov 1 #26
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