John McCain’s Sorry Iraq War Apology
None of his follow up statements, or the $716 billion authorized for NDAA 2019, indicate he is ready to make amends for the mistakes he admitted to making.
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The Cost of America’s Wars Is More than Monetary
For all practical purposes, America has been fighting foreign wars for more than a century. The monetary cost alone is extraordinary.
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War and the Separation of Powers
The Constitution is clear that only Congress can declare war and only the president can wage it.
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Trump’s Syria Airstrikes are Unconstitutional
While the President certainly is not the first to violate the Constitution on war powers, it’s high time that he becomes the last.
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The Constitution and War Powers: Not a Presidential Dictatorship
The neoconservative argument is based on ignorance or dishonesty. There is no third possibility.
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Reference Guide: The Constitution and War Powers
Eight articles and two videos on war powers under the Constitution.
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Federal Overreach and American Foreign Policy Go Hand-In-Hand
The key is and always has been nullification.
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Will Latest Foreign Policy Executive Orders Drive the Country to More War?
“Safe zones” increase the opportunities for mistakes that can lead to larger wars.
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“war is, perhaps, the most to be dreaded, because it comprises and develops the germ of every other.”
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America’s Plunge from Republic to Empire
Despite the War Powers Clause, World War II was the last war for which Congress issued an official declaration of war.
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War Presidents to the Left; War Presidents to the Right.
The history of American Presidents is the centralization of power in the Executive under the veiled threat of imminent danger.
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War Abroad Means More Government at Home
the warfare state and the welfare state both have the same end. They concentrate power in the central government.
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