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Jim Himes: “The Constitution is really pretty clear that the…”

Featuring: Jim Himes, Democratic | U.S. House Connecticut, 4th Congressional District

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Marco Rubio, Sen. Chris Van Hollen and more | "Face the Nation" Full Broadcast - Jan. 4, 2026

Published | Video Starts at 42:16

So maybe you want to rethink how much disdain you show for international law. Clearly not legal under the Constitution. Because though presidents of both parties have argued against this, The Constitution is really pretty clear that the representatives of the people get to be consulted and ultimately approve military activity. That has not happened here at all. And so again, there's nothing legal about this. And more to the point, again, under the international law point, think of what Russia and China just learned. (42:16–42:24)

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