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spanone

(141,336 posts) Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:28 PM Saturday

America First?

MY ASS.

REMOVE THE FUCKER.

HE CLAIMED IT WAS A WAR.

HE CAN'T DO THAT WITHOUT CONGRESS.

PERIOD.

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America First? (Original Post) spanone Saturday OP

The Constitution provides the president Greg_In_SF Saturday #1

Yeah, in this age it's absurd to wait on Congress while America is being attacked. Wednesdays Saturday #2

Plotting to assassinate Greg_In_SF Saturday #3

Greg_In_SF

(1,198 posts)

1. The Constitution provides the president

Reply to spanone (Original post)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:34 PM

Saturday

with inherent powers to use military force without congressional authorization
for defensive purposes. While this power is necessarily limited, it
is significant and ensures that, even absent an AUMF, the president
retains the ability to use military force in order to defend the national
security of the United States.

Wednesdays

(22,312 posts)

2. Yeah, in this age it's absurd to wait on Congress while America is being attacked.

Reply to Greg_In_SF (Reply #1)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:42 PM

Saturday

But that criteria wasn't met in this instance.

Greg_In_SF

(1,198 posts)

3. Plotting to assassinate

Reply to Wednesdays (Reply #2)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 01:51 PM

Saturday

an American President could most certainly be considered to be an act of war.

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