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DetroitLegalBeagle

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9. Congress does have exclusive Constitutional authority to declare war, that is very true.

Reply to LilElf70 (Reply #4)

Sat Feb 28, 2026, 04:02 PM

19 hrs ago

But we haven't declared war on anyone since WW2. Every President since then has ordered some type of military action without Congressional approval. Article 2 makes the President the Commander in Chief of the military. Under long standing interpretations of Article 2 powers, the President has broad authority to command the military, including ordering military strikes.

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