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Rand Paul: The damage would be colossal. Not only would it almost irretrievably cede to the Executive Branch the most fundamental…

On the recordJune 5, 2018
The damage would be colossal. Not only would it almost irretrievably cede to the Executive Branch the most fundamental power that Congress has under Article I of the Constitution--the power to declare war--but it also would give the current President and all future Presidents authority from Congress to engage in worldwide war.
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Rand Paul
Republican · Kentucky

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Rand Paul warns against giving the President unchecked war powers.

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