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[–] 100 points 3 months ago (16 children)

Don't be too hopeful.

The roll call Wednesday was 215-208, but next steps are uncertain. Trump would likely reject any measure from Congress to limit his commander-in-chief authority. Still, the tally, with four Republicans joining Democrats, was a rebuke of the president’s war strategy, and cheers erupted in the House chamber.

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  • [–] 116 points 3 months ago (10 children)

    So much for checks and balances when the president can just "reject" Congress limiting his power.

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  • [–] 40 points 3 months ago* (5 children)

    This isn't anything new or specific to Trump. He can veto this like any other measure and the veto can be overriden With a 2/3 majority vote in Congress. That's how it's always worked.

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  • [–] 33 points 3 months ago

    That’s how it’s always worked

    …since 1983 when the supreme court decided the legislative branch did not have the power to veto the president. Even when congress was the one to delegate the power in the first place.

    See: Immigration and Naturalization Service V. Chadha

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  • [–] 19 points 3 months ago

    @ChonkyOwlbear makes a very good point: the idea that the burden is on Congress to disapprove of the war and that Trump can veto their disapproval is completely ass-backwards, if you really think about it, and its absurd that the media and/or general public is treating it as anything remotely resembling business as usual.

    (This isn't meant to be a criticism of @Andronyx individually, BTW. I can't blame them for falling for the same logical sleight of hand as almost everybody else.)

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    Its the Constitution limiting his power. Legally, congress has the power to declare a war. We've just been ignoring that as a society for a while.

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  • [–] 28 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    It's all moot anyway. If the rules worked he wouldn't be able to continue anyway without congressional approval.

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