Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by 8note on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:51PM
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Isn't it congress that starts wars?
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Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by GavinMcG on Saturday November 07, 2020 @02:55PM
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Only four times in the history of the country. So, effectively, no.
Re:Biden wins White House, vowing new direction for divided ...
by 1123581321 on Saturday November 07, 2020 @03:20PM
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The meaning of Congress’ authority to declare war has been clarified (or changed) over time to mean that Congress provides oversight to the Executive branch’s proactive use of the military. Despite that, though, I think it is still fair to say that the US can effectively not go to war if Congress is not agreeable to it unofficially, as the US hasn’t ever had a situation where its president authorized military use that Congress substantially and seriously opposed.
See the War Powers Act to get an idea of the modern framework for governing war in the US: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution