Tim Kaine said "I think that there isn't a domestic legal justification unless and until we do an authorization for military force." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordApril 27, 2016

I think that there isn't a domestic legal justification unless and until we do an authorization for military force.

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Democratic · Virginia

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Kaine argues that military action requires new authorization from Congress.

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