Will Congress Finally Reassert Its War Powers?
At the American Conservative, Daniel R. Depeteris writes:
“An increasing number of lawmakers, Republicans and Democrats, are finally beginning to come to grips with this embarrassing situation. Reps. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) and Barbara Lee (D-Texas), two legislators who have consistently reminded their colleagues that the legislative branch is becoming exceedingly irrelevant during wartime, are no longer making their case alone. The 115th Congress, although only a few months old, is becoming far more activist on the subject of war powers than previous Congresses—a development that constitutional scholars, the men and women of our armed forces, and the American people in general, should all cheer.
“As of last week, there have been five war-powers resolutions and bills introduced into the Congressional Record. Some, such as an AUMF proposal put forth by Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) are open-ended and provide the president with a tremendous amount of authority to use military force against terrorist groups regardless of national borders or time constraints. Representative Lee’s attempt to insert Congress into the war-making process includes a prohibition on funds for the deployment of U.S. ground-combat forces into Syria unless Congress authorizes such a mission in the first place….”
Read more at http://www.theamericanconservative.com/articles/will-congress-finally-reassert-its-war-powers/
Topics: | Legislative Procedure |
Tags: | Daniel R. Depetris Rep. Barbara Lee Rep. Peter DeFazio Rep. Todd Young Sen. Mike Lee Sen. Rand Paul |