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Angus King: “Congress is very specifically delegated the power to declare…”

Featuring: Angus King, Independent | U.S. Senate Maine

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American Conversations: Senator Angus King (I-ME), on Paul Revere's Ride

Published | Video Starts at 37:28

And again, members of Congress are just people. You know, human nature is, if you can avoid a difficult decision that you will. For example, remember I talked about the war power. Congress is very specifically delegated the power to declare war. You know, the last time Congress declared war, I do, but probably nobody else does. 1942. Yeah. None of the conflicts we've been in since then. Has Congress declared war? (37:28–37:33)

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Asserts that the Constitution specifically delegates the power to declare war to Congress.

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