Back Porch Files - Is the War Powers Act Unconstitutional?

from Your Neighbor on the Left Podcast · host Your Neighbor on the Left

This week, we sit down on the back porch and dig into a surprisingly complicated question: Is the War Powers Act itself unconstitutional? After recent comments from Marco Rubio, we break down how America drifted from Congress formally declaring wars to presidents launching military operations with increasingly broad executive authority. Along the way, we look at. Korea, Vietnam, post-9/11 war powers, the founders’ fear of concentrated power, and why both parties seem strangely comfortable letting the presidency grow more powerful every decade. Visit the podcast website at https://www.neighborontheleft.com

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This week on Your Neighbor on the Left, we ask a question that sounds crazy until you dig into it: Is the War Powers Act itself unconstitutional? We break down how presidents from both parties steadily expanded executive war powers, and why Congress increasingly feels less like the branch that declares war… and more like a spectator.