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by fakedang 392 days ago
Used to be a time when Congress made foreign policy. Oh, how fast they grow up... (sheds tear)
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wredcoll 392 days ago
Honestly I'm not sure that was ever true, but it is funny.
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eli_gottlieb 392 days ago
Congress does have the exclusive power to declare war, but they've delegated that over the years with various authorizations for the use of military force or for police actions.
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fakedang 391 days ago
Congress is responsible for all formal declarations of war. I think it was Truman who started the concept, but JFK who truly exploited it.
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