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DetroitLegalBeagle

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8. Any infringement on Executive power delegated by the Constitution
Sat May 2, 2026, 12:37 AM
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Would be unconstitutional. Prior administrations worded it nicer and were more diplomatic about it, but their core belief was some or all of the War Powers resolution infringed on Executive power which means some or all of it is unconstitutional in their opinions. The article is right in that courts have been hesitant to weight on it. And the War Powers resolution is largely toothless. There is no enforcement mechanism. Congress's options are to cut funding, pass something that prohibits military action(which would be subject to a veto which they almost certainly would be unable to override), or impeach and remove the President. Unless courts decide to weigh in, there is no other way to enforce it.

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