Which states the president “shall in every possible instance consult with Congress before introducing United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into situations where imminent involvement is clearly indicated by the circumstances.” It also requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of any such deployments of U.S. forces without a prior declaration of war from Congress, with a justification for the constitutional and legislative authority for the actions. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Monday that the Trump administration notified Congress by meeting with the so-called Gang of Eight, which includes members of intelligence committees for both the U.S. House and Senate.
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Replies to: "The War Powers Act."
- Lots of shifting narratives re Iran. - conorlarkin - 12:34pm 3/3/26
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- The notion that we had to act because Israel was about to attack is the weakest statement... - Chris94 - 2:32pm 3/3/26
- ** [NT] - conorlarkin - 1:47pm 3/3/26
- Number 2 fits the bill here for justification. - PaND - 1:23pm 3/3/26
- Can you cite the statute that authorized Saturday's attack. - conorlarkin - 1:48pm 3/3/26
- The War Powers Act. - PaND - 2:04pm 3/3/26
- Indeed. That's the statute I copied in my original post. [LINK]
- conorlarkin - 2:35pm 3/3/26
- Thank you for proving my point, the act is 50 U.S.C. 1541-1548. - PaND - 2:59pm 3/3/26
- Identify the section that justifies Trump’s action. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:32pm 3/3/26
- "Thank you for proving my point" = PaND's telltale surrender. [NT] - conorlarkin - 3:39pm 3/3/26
- Identify the section that justifies Trump’s action. [NT]
- TyroneIrish - 3:32pm 3/3/26
- Thank you for proving my point, the act is 50 U.S.C. 1541-1548. - PaND - 2:59pm 3/3/26
- Indeed. That's the statute I copied in my original post. [LINK]
- conorlarkin - 2:35pm 3/3/26
- The War Powers Act. - PaND - 2:04pm 3/3/26
- Can you cite the statute that authorized Saturday's attack. - conorlarkin - 1:48pm 3/3/26
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