"You know, I'm kind of old-fashioned. I kind of like to obey this thing called the Constitution. The Constitution says that war only occurs when it's declared by Congress. The president doesn't have the power to take the country to war. Now, if he does, he wouldn't be the first president to disobey the Constitution. But I think we should obey the Constitution because I think it makes war less likely."
"You know, there are a lot of presidents in the past who have not come to Congress for permission to go to war. I happen to put together this list. It started with Truman in the Korean War, Johnson in the Vietnam War, Reaganthe Grenada invasion, as well as LibyaPresident Clinton, the Kosovo War, where we were bombing Syria, ObamaLibya and ISISPresident TrumpSyria airstrikes and the Soleimani strike."
President Donald Trump threatened that Venezuelan dictator Nicolas Maduro's days in power are numbered. Concerns arose that unilateral presidential military action against Venezuela would be unconstitutional because the Constitution assigns the power to declare war solely to Congress. The Constitution is intended to limit executive war-making authority and to make war less likely by requiring congressional approval. Historical instances exist in which presidents initiated military actions without explicit congressional declarations, including Truman in Korea, Johnson in Vietnam, Reagan in Grenada, Clinton in Kosovo, Obama in Libya and actions against ISIS, and recent U.S. airstrikes and the Soleimani strike. The Founding Fathers and the Federalist Papers reflect a consensus that Congress should declare war.
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