#constitutional-checks-and-balances

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US politics
fromThe New Yorker
1 day ago

The No-Explanation War

The Trump Administration conducts military action without public justification or congressional approval, bypassing traditional democratic processes that governed previous Middle East conflicts.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

In a Trump war, with great power comes no responsibility | Jamil Smith

Presidential military force is deployed first with constitutional debate following afterward, undermining the system of checks and balances designed to constrain military action before it occurs.
SF politics
fromThe Nation
4 days ago

This Is an Unnecessary, Unauthorized, and Unconstitutional War

Congress must reassert constitutional authority over war and peace through War Powers resolutions to check presidential military action.
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