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pat_k

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9. All good. But it still seems to me that saying "it is unconstitutional to SEEK congressional authority" ...

Reply to DetroitLegalBeagle (Reply #8)

Sat May 2, 2026, 01:07 AM

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... is a very different sort of statement from "I won't seek congressional authority as required under the war powers resolution because I think the resolution is an infringement on my executive authority" or even to claim "most legal scholars don't think I need to seek congressional authority in accord with the law because the law is an infringement on my powers."

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