It's not based on really typical Article 2 criteria of the President's inherent authority as the commander in chief, chief executive. This is now a military campaign, certainly under war powers. The President should be coming to Congress for an authorization to use military force. And also under the Constitution, Congress is the body that declares war. And so I disagree very strongly with what this administration is doing with these strikes. (04:49–04:54)
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Asserts that the President needs Congressional authorization for military force.
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