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Powers resolution, which reasserts what the constitution already clearly says, that the authority to declare war is vested in congress, not in the presidency. it also says that if a president does start -- the war powers resolution says that if a president does start operation prior okay from congress, congress has to give authorization for that operation within 60 days. and if they don't, then that operation ends. that military operation must cease so says the war powers resolution which is technically the law even though presidents really don't follow it. and congress doesn't make too much o...

So says the war powers resolution which is technically the law even though presidents really don't follow it. and congress doesn't make too much of a stink about it anymore either. we just hit the 60-day time limit for u.s. involvement in the nato operation in libya. we hit that timeline on friday. is our involvement there being cut off because there's been no okay from congress on the war powers authorization is the law of the land? no. as i said it is the law of the land but not one anyone really follows. there are plans to have congress do some additional vote on the libya operation but the...