Rand Paul actually said...

the Congress really declares war, the Congress makes these decisions, that, unilaterally, these decisions are not made without the approval ...

War is a messy business and people do lose their lives, people you know.

Let me be clear. The authority of the Federal Government and the protection of the Constitution should not be a partisan matter.

As a consequence of standing for principle, we saw the next day the administration do what it had declined to do for many weeks.