Why the collapse of congressional war powers matters

Published January 6, 2020 6:49pm ET



When it comes to war powers, the Constitution has become little more than an irrelevant and archaic piece of paper. There’s no sugarcoating it: The system the founders codified in the Constitution for making war in our country’s name is increasingly disregarded by our political leaders.

There’s a stark difference between how war is supposed to be conducted under the Constitution in this country and the status quo we have right now.

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