War Powers: Checks and Balances
War Powers: Checks and Balances
Off Azimuth di Jon Messenger
S1 · E3
14 apr 2026
45:03
Note sull'episodio

When the War Powers Resolution was passed in 1973, it sought to make engaging in armed conflicts a collaboration between the President and Congress. Instead, its vague language further muddied the waters and opened the door for subsequent administrations to seek shortcuts and loopholes through which they could engage in combat without involving Congress. Join me as we explore the history of the War Powers Resolution, how it's been misused by nearly every administration, and ways by which it can be fixed.

Parole chiave
politics
Congress
Partisanship
war powers
war
United States
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