Stop using the U.S. Military as America’s easy button on the global stage.

The U.S. Constitution clearly states that only Congress has the power to declare war.  Yet, the entrenched, long-term career politicians have increasingly ceded these powers to the Executive Branch.  They are granting the President extensive war powers without effective oversight.  The 2001 and 2002 Authorizations of Use of Military Force (AUMF) resolutions have ultimately demonstrated how much damage can be done at the hands of an erratic President.  

These policies do not constitute good policy.  Congress has failed to use its constitutional powers to reign in executive power because it is easier for career politicians to maintain the status quo.  Through their Congressional Representatives, the American people must have a say in any decision to send and use military force abroad.

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