Trump orders strikes on Iran; experts say he can bypass Congress (for now)
Am I the only one tired of this?
President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military began a major combat operation in Iran was met with immediate questions about whether the president improperly bypassed Congress, which has the sole authority to declare war under the Constitution.
Trump characterized the joint operation with Israel to take out Iranian leaders and eliminate Iran's weapons supply as an act of "war," bringing into focus the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Experts say those laws and court precedent have given Trump the authority to sidestep the legislative branch and attack Iran, for now.
"The courts have allowed presidents to order such attacks unilaterally. … There has historically been deference to presidents exercising such judgments under the [War Powers Resolution's] vague standard," George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote in an op-ed.
"That was certainly the case with the attacks in Bosnia and Libya under Democratic presidents."
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The War Powers Resolution requires the president to consult Congress within 48 hours of a military offensive and cease actions within 60 days if Congress has not voted in support of them. Turley noted that Congress could still assert control over what the Pentagon is calling Operation Epic Fury sooner if it wanted to.
"Congress can seek to bar or limit operations in the coming days," Turley wrote. "Given the fluid events, many members are likely to wait to watch the initial results and, frankly, the polling on the attacks. … The longer the operation continues, the calls for congressional action will likely increase."
Former State Department official Gabriel Noronha, who advised on Iran, said in a lengthy X post that Congress has already authorized Trump's actions under the AUMF because Iran is "the headquarters of al Qaeda."
Noronha said that, unlike other iterations of the AUMF, the 2001 version of the law was never repealed and "expressly authorizes force against any nation, organization, or person that planned the 9/11 attacks 'or harbored such organizations or persons.'"
"Congress has had 25 years to limit the scope of the 2001 AUMF," Noronha wrote. "Instead, it has consciously decided to preserve the President's rights under the law to pursue international terrorists to the end of the earth."
Trump said in a statement early Saturday morning that Operation Epic Fury was a "noble mission" and that service members could be killed, explicitly using the …
Am I the only one tired of this?
President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military began a major combat operation in Iran was met with immediate questions about whether the president improperly bypassed Congress, which has the sole authority to declare war under the Constitution.
Trump characterized the joint operation with Israel to take out Iranian leaders and eliminate Iran's weapons supply as an act of "war," bringing into focus the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Experts say those laws and court precedent have given Trump the authority to sidestep the legislative branch and attack Iran, for now.
"The courts have allowed presidents to order such attacks unilaterally. … There has historically been deference to presidents exercising such judgments under the [War Powers Resolution's] vague standard," George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote in an op-ed.
"That was certainly the case with the attacks in Bosnia and Libya under Democratic presidents."
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The War Powers Resolution requires the president to consult Congress within 48 hours of a military offensive and cease actions within 60 days if Congress has not voted in support of them. Turley noted that Congress could still assert control over what the Pentagon is calling Operation Epic Fury sooner if it wanted to.
"Congress can seek to bar or limit operations in the coming days," Turley wrote. "Given the fluid events, many members are likely to wait to watch the initial results and, frankly, the polling on the attacks. … The longer the operation continues, the calls for congressional action will likely increase."
Former State Department official Gabriel Noronha, who advised on Iran, said in a lengthy X post that Congress has already authorized Trump's actions under the AUMF because Iran is "the headquarters of al Qaeda."
Noronha said that, unlike other iterations of the AUMF, the 2001 version of the law was never repealed and "expressly authorizes force against any nation, organization, or person that planned the 9/11 attacks 'or harbored such organizations or persons.'"
"Congress has had 25 years to limit the scope of the 2001 AUMF," Noronha wrote. "Instead, it has consciously decided to preserve the President's rights under the law to pursue international terrorists to the end of the earth."
Trump said in a statement early Saturday morning that Operation Epic Fury was a "noble mission" and that service members could be killed, explicitly using the …
Trump orders strikes on Iran; experts say he can bypass Congress (for now)
Am I the only one tired of this?
President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. military began a major combat operation in Iran was met with immediate questions about whether the president improperly bypassed Congress, which has the sole authority to declare war under the Constitution.
Trump characterized the joint operation with Israel to take out Iranian leaders and eliminate Iran's weapons supply as an act of "war," bringing into focus the 1973 War Powers Resolution and the 2001 Authorization for Use of Military Force (AUMF). Experts say those laws and court precedent have given Trump the authority to sidestep the legislative branch and attack Iran, for now.
"The courts have allowed presidents to order such attacks unilaterally. … There has historically been deference to presidents exercising such judgments under the [War Powers Resolution's] vague standard," George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley wrote in an op-ed.
"That was certainly the case with the attacks in Bosnia and Libya under Democratic presidents."
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The War Powers Resolution requires the president to consult Congress within 48 hours of a military offensive and cease actions within 60 days if Congress has not voted in support of them. Turley noted that Congress could still assert control over what the Pentagon is calling Operation Epic Fury sooner if it wanted to.
"Congress can seek to bar or limit operations in the coming days," Turley wrote. "Given the fluid events, many members are likely to wait to watch the initial results and, frankly, the polling on the attacks. … The longer the operation continues, the calls for congressional action will likely increase."
Former State Department official Gabriel Noronha, who advised on Iran, said in a lengthy X post that Congress has already authorized Trump's actions under the AUMF because Iran is "the headquarters of al Qaeda."
Noronha said that, unlike other iterations of the AUMF, the 2001 version of the law was never repealed and "expressly authorizes force against any nation, organization, or person that planned the 9/11 attacks 'or harbored such organizations or persons.'"
"Congress has had 25 years to limit the scope of the 2001 AUMF," Noronha wrote. "Instead, it has consciously decided to preserve the President's rights under the law to pursue international terrorists to the end of the earth."
Trump said in a statement early Saturday morning that Operation Epic Fury was a "noble mission" and that service members could be killed, explicitly using the …
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