War Without Permission
The Constitution stipulates that if the United States goes to war, it must be decalred by Congress. But the truth is, according to Fox News political commentator Judge Andrew Napolitano, politicians ignore the Constitution and write their own laws. “In 1973, Congress enacted the War Powers Resolution–It’s called a resolution but it’s a federal statute–over President Nixon’s veto,” he says. “It basically says the president can fight any war he wants anywhere he wants in the world for 90 days, he then has to go back to Congress for funds and authorization beyond 90 days.” Napolitano and Fox News colleague John Stossel get into the nuts and bolts of the statute in this edition of LibertyPen.
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