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Ms. Toad

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7. They can't legally defer to Trump, without declaring war,

Reply to dalton99a (Original post)

Fri May 1, 2026, 01:47 PM

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Or authorizung an extension.

The authority to wage war automatically terminates, unless further authorized by Congress. So inaction is termination of the legal authority, not authorization to carry on.

The media needs to be accurately reporting the reality that, without action by Congress, the president is acting illegally.

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