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moskov.goodventures.org • 6 days ago

remember when congress had war powers

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Wait, what, legislative approval before military action? Do people still do that?
https://english.alarabiya.net/News/middle-east/2025/06/22/iranian-parliament-reportedly-approves-closing-hormuz-strait-media-

goldengateblond.bsky.social•6 days ago

remember when they used to jealously guard their powers?

jhbuddy.bsky.social•6 days ago

My sign from last week

newmexresist.bsky.social•6 days ago

kimberleelynn.bsky.social•6 days ago

remember when presidents paid attention to congress

layzieyez.bsky.social•6 days ago

I remember when Reagan and Ollie North sold weapons to Iran bypassing Congress to do so. Republicans are totally fucking weird.

beltwaybandit.bsky.social•6 days ago

I remember when Clinton bombed Yugoslavia without congressional approval. And LBJ escalating Vietnam without Congressional approval until the Gulf of Tonkin incident triggered The Gulf of Tonkin Resolution. And of course Reagan bombing Libya without approval. Point: it’s not just Republicans.

moskov.goodventures.org•6 days ago

You do understand Reagan was a republican right?

suffernofools123.bsky.social•6 days ago

not by today’s maga standards

originalsp.in•6 days ago

These days he would have long since been exiled from the party as a RINO

beltwaybandit.bsky.social•6 days ago

You do understand Clinton and LBJ were not, right?

layzieyez.bsky.social•6 days ago

Did they sell weapons to any of those countries only to attack them? Because that’s fucking weird. Do you have any whataboutism to cover that?

beltwaybandit.bsky.social•6 days ago

Whataboutisms are for MAGA and far left nut jobs.

Be clear: the U.S. has been selling weapons to Iran and other countries we ended up attacking through Democratic and Republican administrations.

So do you actually have a point here?