War Crimes

[Demented]

War Powers Act of 1973

Alright,

Instead of Wikipedia, I asked AI to give a quick, informal rundown:


Alright, grab a drink, because this is the real juice of US government drama.

Imagine the President and Congress are roommates sharing a joint bank account for "National Defense."
The War Powers Act of 1973 is basically the roommate agreement Congress wrote to stop the President from running up the credit card with endless military interventions (think Vietnam) without asking first.
Here’s the deal with the "rules":

• "Consulting" (the awkward chat): In theory, the President is supposed to have a chat with Congress "in every possible instance" before sending troops into a dangerous situation. Presidents usually just call them hours beforehand, which isn't much of a consultation.
  
• The 48-Hour Text: If an emergency happens (like a sudden attack), the President can act immediately, but they have to send a formal notification to the Speaker of the House and the Senate pro tempore within 48 hours. It's like having to text your roommate immediately if you bought a new TV with the shared card.
  
• The 60-Day Limit: The troops can only stay in a fight for 60 days (plus a potential 30-day withdrawal period) unless Congress specifically votes to authorize the mission or declares war. If not, the President has to pull them out.
  
  

Here's the twist: Every President since Nixon has essentially argued this law is unconstitutional and infringes on their power as Commander-in-Chief. The Supreme Court has always avoided ruling on it, calling it a "political question," so the law is in this weird, legally gray area.

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Okay, have at it!  I wanted the front page to include:

• The Geneva Concention
  
• The Constitution
  
• The War Powers Act
  

My work is done here ...    

[Captain Grifter]

[Janet69]

Hey, is this thing real?  Are we at war with Venezuela?  Because I have a bad feeling about it!  Why would Russia and China just let us swoop in there and take all their oil??  I think it's the beginning of World War III !!!!!  I invited a couple of people from The Other Site, by the way.    

[Turquoise]

Hey, is this thing real?  Are we at war with Venezuela?  Because I have a bad feeling about it!  Why would Russia and China just let us swoop in there and take all their oil??  I think it's the beginning of World War III !!!!!  I invited a couple of people from The Other Site, by the way.    

We go through this every couple of years!  Remember Ebola and Covid?  They were supposed to end the world?  And how many times was WWIII supposed to happen?  Four or five times by my count!  I'm not worried at all!

[Nihilist]

Yeah!!!  At The Other Site, they're totally ribbing Trump!!!!!

Remember the Somali pirates??  The ones they made a movie about?

Tom Hanks??!  Anyway, they say Trump is going to face PIRATE CHARGES!!!!

He stole an oil ship on the high seas!!!!!!

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[Nihilist]

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[Duke Donut]

Hey, is this thing real?  Are we at war with Venezuela?  Because I have a bad feeling about it!  Why would Russia and China just let us swoop in there and take all their oil??  I think it's the beginning of World War III !!!!!  I invited a couple of people from The Other Site, by the way.    

World War 3?  I doubt it!  I will say this, though.  This will be the century of Klepto Communists!  They won't be fighting each other, though!  When I think of world wars, I think of countries being at each other's throats!  Nah, I think something was said between Trump and Xi Jinping in Korea a few weeks ago!  I think they agreed to slice up the world without stepping on each other's toes!  And I think the same thing happened between Trump and Vladimir Putin in Alaska before that!  I think they agreed:

– Russia gets Ukraine
– China gets Taiwan
– USA gets Venezuela

I heard that Putin expressed support for Maduro, but I think it's lip service.  If the USA paves the way for Russia gaining Donbas, at the very least, Putin will let America take Venezuela's oil.  Meanwhile, China gets Taiwan.  So World War 3?  I doubt it.  They Klepto Communists including Trump are going to stay in their lanes.  They'll ecploit the weaker countries around them.