Who has the power to declare war? Does the President declare war?
Were we in Afghanistan because the President unilaterally ordered troops there?
Where does authority to issue orders involving combat ultimately reside?
You tell me. What do the Constitution, War Powers Act, and the Authorization to Use Force all say about that?
Judge Lind said it can’t be the President. Neither the Constitution, War Powers Act, nor the Authorization to Use Force place that responsibility on someone acting as President. The President is IRRELEVANT to the lawfulness of combat operations, she said
So who then? You tell me.
Right now, who would have the legal authority to tell my nephews in the USMC to climb on a plane to Iran for combat operations there? What do the Constitution, War Powers Act, the Authorization to Use Force, and standard military protocols and chain of command say about that?