When Congress Goes Silent, Soldiers Carry the Risk | TMP #1085

Send us Fan MailToday’s Opening Argument goes back to Newburgh, New York, in 1783 — when unpaid Continental soldiers were pushed to the edge by a Congress that would not keep its promises.The lesson still matters:When Congress refuses to carry its constitutional burden, somebody else carries the risk.War power belongs to the people through Congress. And when Congress goes silent, silence is not peace.Silence is permission.The Coffman Chronicle: https://www.thecoffmanchronicle.comSupport the show