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[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 19 points 2 days ago (4 children)

Isn't war something that needs to go through congress? On top of that, isn't this an international joint operation between two nations that DEFINITELY would need to go through congress? Doesn't matter? Okay.

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Congress gave the president the power to wage an unlimited amount of war so long as troops are removed by the 90 day mark. Even then if troops are gone before the court rules, it doesn't matter either, as was ruled under Clinton.

[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 1 points 8 hours ago

What a truly terrible, terrible country.

[–] gandalf_der_12te@discuss.tchncs.de 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You're forgetting the Dow Jones is over 50k

[–] lumettaria@sopuli.xyz 3 points 21 hours ago

Over fifty thou!

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 20 points 1 day ago

I suppose congress should do something about this overreach then!

*crickets*

[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Constitutionally, war should go through congress.

But we haven't followed the constitution in a very long time, obviously... decades

that's what makes someone like Trump possible, and here we are.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

we haven’t followed the constitution in a very long time

But whether the Constitution really be one thing, or another, this much is certain - that it has either authorized such a government as we have had, or has been powerless to prevent it. In either case it is unfit to exist.

~ Lysander Spooner, No Treason: The Constitution of No Authority