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[quote=Anonymous]The Constitution is pretty clear on a few things. Congress holds the "power of the purse", and Congress gets to declare war. The reasons for this don't require a lot of thought. If a single President could make those decisions, they would effectively be a king in terms of unchecked authority. This is what we fought a Revolution to stop. Trump has ignored Congress with respect to how or whether to expend appropriated funds. He has now started a war of his own volition. The Republican-led Congress will clearly do nothing about this. Tacit approval is not the same as explicit approval, which would require debate, external input, and the ability for voters to hold their representatives accountable for their decisions. Despite the clear Constitutional questions, they are barely raised in debate and new coverage. Does this mean that the American public has moved on and no longer cares at all about whether we are following the Constitution?[/quote]
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