I say, 'Well, that is one check, but that is not the'--we have a check on the initiation of war and then on the continuation through spending.
A President with one-third plus one in either House can wage war on any target at any time the President chooses to do s...
There is no reason for Congress to risk it.
I would argue that the AUMFs are unconstitutional because they do not have an endpoint.
The Corker-Kaine AUMF would authorize force, without operational limitations, against eight groups in six countries.
If there is no military solution, why would we add more troops?
the top priority for this Senate must be to ensure that S.J. Res. 59, the Corker-Kaine AUMF, does not become law.
The majority of the Senate--and I think Senator Sanders would agree with me--actually do believe in unlimited Article II...
Authorization was not given for a global war on 'terror' or against radical Islamists or separatists or insurgents in va...
I think that it is important that we review these again.
The damage would be colossal. Not only would it almost irretrievably cede to the Executive Branch the most fundamental p...