Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution basically for three reasons: to take back power that it had lost as an institution to the executive, going back to World War II and FDR's New Deal; tying Nixon's hands, and reassure the public that there would never be another Vietnam.
On the recordMarch 22, 2021
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Titus discusses the historical reasons behind the War Powers Resolution.
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