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.
Rand Paul warns against giving the President unchecked war powers.
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