War Power Law: Abdicated by another Congress of Constitutional obligations

For decades, Washington has played the life of American soldiers and the free and shameful shell game for the American people. This is nowhere more obvious and less dangerous than the War Power Act of 1973.

This law allows American blood to spill on unconstitutional and undeclared conflicts around the world, whilst being a perversion of the rule of law and a cowardly escape hatch to defend its strict obligation to declare war.

For a long time, we have called what it really is an act of war power: unconstitutional fig leaves for coronavirus disease.

The constitution is clear. Congress declares war

Do not play the word games. Article 8 of the Constitution gives parliament the authority to “declare war.” He's not the president. It's not a pentagon. Just the parliament and parliament.

The founders knew exactly what they were doing when they placed their strength in the hands of people's representatives. They had just dumped a king who could drag his country into war without the consent of the ruler. They were not about to set up another tyrant on this side of the Atlantic Ocean.

James Madison, the father of the Constitution, made it clear:

The Constitution assumes that all government history shows that executive agencies are the branches of power that are most interested in war and most inclined to war. In response, the studied care is aware of the issues of war in Congress.

It's not even clearer than that. The founder studied history. They knew that executive power and endless war were closely linked. So they took the president's authority to start a war and gave it to Congress. Full stop.

As St. George Tucker wrote in his views of the US Constitution:

The power of war, in which all columns of direct and indirect consequences form the next branch of power convened in Congress. And it's a blessing for the American people that it's very rights-supplied. The term war accepts the extremes of human misery and injustice, and is the descendant of one and the other parent.

The role of the president? He is the commander of the army only after the war is legally declared. He will not declare it, start it or allow it. After Congress places its name on the dotted line, he does it.

War Power Law: Constitutional fraud

So, what does the War Rights Act do? This allows the president to send US troops to hostilities without a declaration of war. They then decide whether to approve or close the operation for up to 60 days.

It's not a check of power, it's not a balance. It's a blank check with a post-it memo attached.

Congress basically says, “Let's go ahead and start the war. We'll let you know later if that's okay.” That's not just the law, or how freedom works.

The War Power Law turns the Constitution into your head. Instead of Congress launching a war and the President executes it, the President launches a war and Congress has them stacked up rubber after the fact.

It's a concert game. And, like all the disadvantages, it depends on the mark (in this case, the American people) are not paying attention.

Co-disease patterns

The War Power Law is just an example of a broader, more dangerous trend. Congress has rejected the job.

They don't want to be accountable. If they actually have to vote for the Declaration of War, they must explain the vote to its members. They need to answer the lost lives, the money spent, and the unintended consequences of following foreign interventions.

But if the president unilaterally launches a war, Congress can shrug and say, “Well, we passed the War Power Act. He shouldn't have done it without our approval.”

What a joke.

The Constitution does not say that Congress must “approve” war. They say they declare them. You declare war or not. You cannot ride on either side of the fence. Make American children die without making decisions and owning them.

It's coronavirus and kills the republic.

Madison warned us

James Madison saw it come again:

Freedom could not be maintained in the midst of a continuous war.

But continuing war is exactly what we have. And it has been like that for decades.

South Korea. Vietnam. Iraq. Afghanistan. Libya. Syria. Yemen. Ukraine. And now Warmanger is spitting on Iran and China.

Where is the declaration of war? Where is the council?

It can't be found anywhere. While hiding behind the forces of war, the presidents of both parties play global police officers in American life and money.

And don't be fooled by the heads talking about partisans – this is not just a democratic or Republican issue. It's a DC issue. It is a constitutional crisis that disguises bipartisan foreign policy.

The founder did not trust the president in the war.

The idea that the president can unilaterally launch a military strike and then ask Congress later is exactly what the founders feared.

Alexander Hamilton – there's no small government man – in this respect he was transparent. In Federalism No. 69, he explained the difference between the power of the president and the power of the British King.

The President is to become commander of the US Army and Navy. … (This) is merely the highest command and direction of the army and navy, as the First General and Admiral of the Confederate Army. The British King's declaration of war and raises and regulations for fleets and troops.

In other words, the President of America is not the king. He cannot start a war. That's the work of the council.

Forceful acts try to taint that line. It tries to divide the baby – causing the president to repeat the war while congress gives plausible negativity.

However, the Constitution does not allow for impurity. It is written in black and white.

Not a man, but a state of law

If we remain a republic, we must require that all branches of the government follow the Constitution – not only when it is convenient, but especially when it is difficult.

There is no more declared war, no enforcement adventurism, no coronavirus coverage.

If Congress believes war is necessary, let them declare it. Let them post the records. Make them look at their members and hold them accountable.

And if they don't? It's up to us to hold them accountable. To remind them that they are working for us, not the other way around.

Congress must abolish the War Power Act. Not because we are giving too much empowerment to the President, but because we are violating the very framework of our Republic.

The first step to repair

If you want to restore the constitution, you must start where the founder has started. By placing the power to regain the war in the hands of representatives of those whom it belongs.

The War Power Law is not a check on enforcement. It is an excuse for legislative negligence.

It's time to stop accepting constitutional betrayal, wrapped in patriotic language.

The founder gave us a roadmap. They gave us the tools to stop tyranny on that track. But it only works if you use them.

War is the most important force that a government can exercise. No one man should have set up. And without clear and legal constitutional authority, we should never be allowed to drug it.

We support the Constitution or renounce it. There is no intermediate ground.

And the Force Act proves that Congress chose the latter.

Well, the only question is: