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>> so theres legislation on the floor right now that would withdraw funding for any pre-emptive strike against iran. and at any time, even if we havent authorized a military action, the united states congress can pull funding. >> right. >> we have the powers of the purse. >> purse. was it bipartisan? >> but as you point out, congress doesnt have the willingness to do it. the republican leadership in the senate seem willing at this point to outsource all decisions about war making to the presiden...

Military adventurism into yemen. the last point as to why it is important and people like senator mike lee, conservatives are making this and progressives. for decades on the republican president and democratic presidents, republican congress and democratic congress is, the congress of the united states has advocated its constitutional responsibility over warmaking. it is not the president who has ears possibility under the constitution to send our troops. it is congress. we have to take it back...

Flips then you can begin to create accountability on this >> the president of the united states still has tremendous power in the spheres of war, war making and in the spheres of foreign affairs. how do you think that op-ed gets read in saudi arabia -- i am serious. >> it is being read in every capital and every leader and every government and everybody else. >> and what are they saying? what is the capable you send back to the capital. >> i dont know about the cables, but i know what they are s...

Citizen has. the number of people that we had in the last election are at a low level. 52.4%. when president obama was elected it was about 62.3%. that is a huge difference. >> but i want to stay on this. yes, i agree that is what citizens should do either way. >> that is going to have the greater impact. if the house of representatives flips then you can begin to create accountability on this >> the president of the united states still has tremendous power in the spheres of war, war making and ...

Choosing to stay with this in mind. you think that is a justified and admiral decision. >> up to the point where you are forced to carey out illegal and immoral order. it is admiral to stay in and try to temper the process and prevent damage in getting worse to try to slow things down. >> i learned your name and first interviewed you as a reporter after you had worked anonymously in the white house in the bush administration and came forward to blow the whistle on what you said were huge missign...

Doing. >> im always a believer in congress recouping its power, taking its power back. we have abdicated so much power and given it up to the presidency, whether its war-making or healthcare economy, regulations in any industry. we have given up too much power to the president. im always in favor of trying to get that power back. >> neil: do you think the president is starting a bad precedent here? he has brought som people iranian access tension that the chinese and many friends have rigged the...

Worst humanitarian crises in the world, famine, millions of people suffering from cholera, people drinking fifthy water, what i and senator lee and senator murphy have insisted is that the time is long overdue for the congress to accept its constitutional responsibility of war making and not give that over to the president. and thats been the case for many, many years. we brought a resolution to the floor, we got 44 votes which is a good start. but the bottom line is, if the united states is goi...

To testify before the house judiciary committee on the possible ties. the trump campaign. and russia. >> and as the war of words continues to escalate between president trump and north korean leader kim jong-un, today for the first time in over 40 years. hold authority on the use of nuclear weapons. corker in a statement told cnbc the hearing was a result of growing questions from members of congress about the authorities of the legislative and executive branches with respect to war making and t...

Corker saying, a number of members both on and off our committee have raised questions about the authorities of legislative and executive branches with respect to war making, the use of nuclear weapons and conducting foreign policy overall. this discussion is long overdue and we look forward to examining this critical issue. corker noted that its been more than 40 years since the country has debated a presidents nuclear authority. and on the heels of his stinging rebuke of the presidents tauntss...

Procedural victory with regard to foreign nationals who have no link vus fijustified by family relationship or work relationship with the united states. i think the administration will try to win over the substantive arguments that this was so important but so temporary, and what do they ultimately want to do. the supreme court is interested in two core questions as we gear up for the october hearing. number one, do you have this power under the constitution and federal law, thats always the big...