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I'm just joking

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@GiacomoLucaTV @WLWT Where's the guy with the lantern @natebargatze ?

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@martymalt @PinkNews *they isn't one

[Justin Amash @justinamash]

The paid grifters, partisan hacks, and bots are out in force—misleading people about the Constitution and the law—to defend Trump’s unconstitutional war.

Here’s an important Iran war PSA:

Contrary to what you may have heard about the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. §§ 1541–1550), it does not allow the president to take military action for any reason for 60–90 days without congressional approval so long as the president notifies Congress within 48 hours.

Section 1541(c) of the War Powers Resolution states clearly:

“The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.”

Of the three cited authorities, not one indicates a presidential power to take unilateral (without Congress’s approval) offensive military action.

The first two authorities allow the president to take offensive military action but only with Congress’s express approval (Article I of the Constitution grants Congress the exclusive power to declare war).

The third authority allows the president to take defensive military action without Congress’s approval in the event of a specific type of national emergency, a sudden unforeseen attack on the United States (happening too quickly for Congress to meet) necessitating immediate action to protect Americans.

It’s for this last situation (or for situations in which the president introduces forces into hostilities unlawfully) that the War Powers Resolution provides for the oft-mentioned 48-hour report to Congress (§ 1543) and 60-day (up to 90-day) timeline (§ 1544). If there’s an attack in progress on the United States (i.e., currently happening), we expect the president to respond swiftly to neutralize the attack and protect Americans—and then we will hold the president to account.

The Framers of the Constitution agreed at the debates in the federal convention of 1787 that the president should have the “power to repel sudden attacks” but not the power to otherwise introduce forces into hostilities without congressional approval.

The War Powers Resolution does not confer any new authority on the president to take offensive military action without congressional approval—nor could it under our Constitution. It instead checks the president when, as the Framers contemplated, the president introduces our Armed Forces into hostilities to repel a sudden attack.

The fact that previous presidents have violated both the Constitution and the War Powers Resolution does not—and cannot—change the law or make any present military action lawful.

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@a_fontana_ I hope he never leaves

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@a_fontana_ #NeverForget

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@TansuYegen My fat ass would still be on that roof

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@isaiahpatton2 His QBR was under 10. Temper those expectations

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@a_fontana_ I agree it's dumb, but shouldn't the market decide if they want it? The President/Congress should not be involved at all other than to ensure consumers are protected from lenders. Am I wrong?!

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@Ballislife Forgot to mention how good he was at poker

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@KingJames I'm still not over the last one tbh

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@a_fontana_ Gotta say all the mean stuff BEFORE they die

[NYPD NEWS @NYPDnews]

September 11, 2001, marked one of our nation’s darkest days. Few responded as bravely as New York City’s first responders.

That day, the @FDNY lost 343, @PANYNJ lost 37, NYPD lost 23, and many others continue to suffer from illnesses related to 9/11.

We will #NeverForget.

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@a_fontana_ Prognostication skills of Punxsutawney Phil

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@nexta_tv

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@JamesUrbaniak Chuck's gonna survive this, right @natebargatze?

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@BenStiller @AdamSandler More like Happy No-more amirite?

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@JosephManero They're never getting rid of the Braves but I like where your head is because baseball sucks

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@louperez

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@SportsCenter Sportscenter admin engaging in rage bait now. Love to see it

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@ShamsCharania I hope they mean money and not @CashNasty