Mike Johnson Argues Congress Does Not Have The Power to Stop Trump From Starting Wars

Mike Johnson Argues Congress Does Not Have The Power to Stop Trump From Starting Wars



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  1. Mike Johnson argues congress does not have the power to keep him out of the men’s restrooms tapping his feet.

  6. This dope believes the Armageddon crap with all of his stunted heart. The whole thing was just a story thought up by old men to keep people in line seventeen hundred years ago. He wants to hurry it along.

  8. The dems absolute need to take the house and remove this derelict dick from duty.

  9. And hes getting notifications that his son is watching porn all day.

  10. This idiot is arguing that the War Powers act is unconstitutional is accidentally arguing that Trump can’t do this action because that act is what gave presidents the ability to use force unilaterally.

    I swear I can never tell how malicious or stupid these people are. The end effect is the same though.

  12. Well he’s wrong on that, guess it has to be a Democrat before he doesn’t have the power to do just about anything. Go bt the law, try that Mike.

  13. Mike Johnson argues nothing. He makes false statements and that is all. Such a damn clown.

  14. Wow! When did we start putting eunuchs back in government?

  15. Johnson and his ilk are invertebrates. All these people do anymore is rename post offices and rubber stamp anything illegal or unconstitutional that comes down the line…like going to war without congressional approval!

  16. So …

    They have no power to stop Trump from doing whatever he wants…

    But it was perfectly alright for them to try to jam up Biden every chance they could …

    Even though both gentlemen hold the same position and AFAIK, we haven’t had any significant new powers passed…

  17. Mike Johnson is a traitor and should be sitting in a jail cell.

  18. Johnson Argues he doesn’t want to stop Trump from getting involved in wars. He’s a kissass, and wants to be on the Trump team, not the American people’s team.

  20. Congress literally has the power to stop him from having the job at all.

  21. Then what exactly IS Congress’s job, Mike? Why are we paying you if you literally have no purpose?

  22. mike johnson argues the constitution does not apply to his master

  24. Fuck him! He looks like he drives a white panel van, and asks little kids if they want candy! Total creep!

  27. Mike Johnson’s only role is to agree with Trump and defend his interests first and only. No one else matters. The Constitution is unconstitutional it turns out. It cannot restrain Trump from doing whatever he wants. The fact that people elected him knowing his disdain for democracy, the constitution and laws in general means that they don’t want him to be constrained in any way.

  29. House Speaker Mike Johnson arguing that Congress does not have the power to stop Donald Trump from starting wars is highly debatable and, from a constitutional standpoint, incorrect or at least misleading.

    What the U.S. Constitution Says:
    Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to:
    Declare war
    Raise and support armies
    Provide and maintain a navy
    Make rules for the governance of the military
    Control funding (the power of the purse)
    Article II, Section 2 makes the President the Commander in Chief of the military. This allows the president to direct military action — but not to declare war unilaterally.

    Presidents have launched military actions without Congressional approval (e.g., Korea, Vietnam, Libya).
    Congress often allows this through Authorizations for Use of Military Force (AUMFs), like those passed after 9/11.

    But Congress can still:
    Refuse funding for unauthorized military actions.
    Repeal or limit existing Authorizations for Use of Military Force .
    Pass laws requiring the president to seek authorization, like the War Powers Resolution of 1973, which tries to limit unilateral military action by requiring notification and approval after 60 days.

    So, Is Johnson Right?
    If he’s arguing that Congress is powerless, that’s incorrect.
    Congress may struggle politically to stop a president in real time, especially with a compliant majority.
    But legally and constitutionally, Congress absolutely has the power to prevent or limit war.
    If Johnson is arguing that in practice, a determined president like Trump could initiate conflict and dare Congress to stop him, that reflects a real problem in the balance of powers, but it’s not how the Constitution was designed.

    Johnson is wrong constitutionally, but his view reflects a troubling political reality: Congress has too often ceded war powers to the executive branch, either by inaction or by broadly written Authorizations for Use of Military Force.

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