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[–] Mulligrubs@lemmy.world 3 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours 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 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours 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