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Gary Peters: “Our Constitution leaves no room for doubt that Congress, not…”

Featuring: Gary Peters, Democratic | U.S. Senate from Michigan

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Peters Takes to Senate Floor to Speak Out Against Trump Administration War with Iran

Published | Video Starts at 01:25

What he does say seems to change daily, if not more frequently. The American people have a right to know the facts and a right to know the truth. And Our Constitution leaves no room for doubt that Congress, not the president, has the sole power to declare war. And that check is in place for a very important reason. Our founders did not want to place the immense power over whether or not to go to war in the hands of just one individual. (01:25–01:35)

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Asserts that the U.S. Constitution grants Congress the sole authority to declare war.

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