The law first requires "a national emergency created by attack upon the United State, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces."
Then, and only then, the President goes to Congress.
In this instance, Trump did not have legal justification to wing it.
Link: https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/50/1541
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Indeed. That's the statute I copied in my original post.
Replies to: "Indeed. That's the statute I copied in my original post."
- 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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