I visited the Statue of Liberty a few weeks ago and noticed a quaint bit of history. The Liberty Bond. Bonds issued with the Statue of Liberty on them in an attempt to get funding to enter war! Talk about a straitjacket!

Now we (Americans) don't have such a silly constraint and launch all the wars we want. No need to even call them a war or to ask for permission. Or even notify the public that one is being launched. Funding is already secured.