I think we're going to get more Republicans on board with the notion that the president should not go to war without a vote of Congress. This is the most sacred responsibility that Congress has. The Constitution says war is a matter for Congress to declare, not for the president to initiate unilaterally. And, Kristen, we're coming up on 250 years of American democracy. Remember that the framers of our Constitution chose to put the war power in the hands of Congress even though George Washington was president. (05:48–05:56)
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