Jeff Merkley actually said...

when our Founders wrote our Constitution, they were very, very concerned about the use of the power of war and so they delegated that not to the President, but to Congress

Context

Merkley emphasizes the Founders' intent to limit war powers to Congress.

08/02/2021

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