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LudwigPastorius

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21. The "arcane process" wasn't designed to be swift, but slow and deliberative.

Reply to Walleye (Reply #1)

Thu Feb 19, 2026, 10:35 PM

10 hrs ago

That's why the founders gave ONLY Congress the ability to declare war.

Of course, that horse has been out of the barn since the advent of strategic nuclear weapons. And, presidents have been abusing their power to attack another state without declaring war ever since.

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Khanna, Massie plan to force war powers vote on Iran [View all] BumRushDaShow 18 hrs ago OP

By the time they get through their arcane process Iran will be bombed already Walleye 18 hrs ago #1

Read where he plans an attack this weekend so next week vapor2 18 hrs ago #4

I was about to say... Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #5

The "arcane process" wasn't designed to be swift, but slow and deliberative. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #21

These 2 Reps deserve a lot of credit bucolic_frolic 18 hrs ago #2

They really do. I am so grateful for Khanna. And much as I think Massie is a freak, Massie really Scrivener7 18 hrs ago #3

Massie is pressing the Epstein issue Wednesdays 18 hrs ago #6

Wait...what? Esox Lucius 17 hrs ago #7

They'll be too late Figarosmom 17 hrs ago #8

Classic popsdenver 16 hrs ago #10

(to quote an old du post & poster:) this needs to be done "right the fuck now" orleans 17 hrs ago #9

GOOD!!! Kid Berwyn 16 hrs ago #11

Can't they use the original War on Terror approval for this? Renew Deal 16 hrs ago #12

The AUMFs WERE repealed (finally, after 35 years and 20 years respectively) BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #16

So will they impeach him when he does it anyway? mountain grammy 16 hrs ago #13

This across-the-aisle bromance BaronChocula 15 hrs ago #14

we have to punish iran, we have to punish iran. in the voice of ron raygun for overtthrowing their fair hair boy the sha AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #15

"in the voice of ron raygun" BumRushDaShow 15 hrs ago #17

this. AllaN01Bear 15 hrs ago #18

trump doesn't care what Congress doesn't approve of, Bayard 15 hrs ago #19

Not In My Name! BidenRocks 13 hrs ago #20

The Iranians will have to get in line behind the Iraqis and Palestinians. LudwigPastorius 10 hrs ago #22

Isn't this a complete inversion of the process? WestMichRad 9 hrs ago #23

"Now, the CIC can act unilaterally" BumRushDaShow 3 hrs ago #24