I do not think you can make the argument just on historical precedent alone. The federal troops lit savages up from time to time without a declaration of war. Hell, the guys who wrote the Constitution made punitive raids on tribes in their militias.C-Mag wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 7:26 amSure. War Powers and all that. But it doesn't extend to being arms suppliers. And we're really good arms merchants.Fife wrote: Wed Oct 02, 2019 5:30 am Sucking Saudi dick is a proper framework for the articles of impeachment. Same basic framework that has been in play for 30+ (40+ ?) years.
There are maybe what, 10, Congressmen who would vote for that?
Is using drones a violation of the War Powers Act ? I dunno know.
We kind of need a new Articles of Confederation at this point. I'd rather see the Army as it's own thing, independent of democracy, so that voters have no means to drag us into endless wars, and the Army has the freedom of action to engage, disengage, and wage war as they see fit.
If the democrats and republicans want to start a war, they should make their case to the Strategos. Even now, if Thunder Mountain decides it is go time, the missiles fly . They won't ask for permission.
The military should not be beholden to non-serving civilians. That was a huge mistake.