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When America has not been attacked, no president should choose war alone and no Congress should evade its constitutional responsibility.
The commander in chief commands America’s armed forces. But the Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war because that decision is too grave for one person.
In this installment of “This Matters,” Bill Britt examines the lessons of Vietnam, Iraq and Iran and how they reveal a recurring constitutional danger: presidential overreach enabled—or left unchallenged—by Congress.
Subscribe to “This Matters with Bill Britt” on YouTube, Spotify, Apple or anywhere you get your podcasts.
Constitutional principles protect liberty only when their restraints apply equally to every party, leader, institution and citizen in every circumstance.
Twenty-five years later, remembering September 11 requires honoring its courage while confronting the fear that changed America so deeply afterward.
The Constitution divides government power, protects individual liberty and ensures that no leader or institution stands permanently beyond constitutional restraint.
Tuberville and Jones offer competing plans as residency, prison oversight, Medicaid and beef-import battles test Alabama’s political leadership and priorities.
