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Prairie Gates

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6. Why do we need a House resolution to affirm standing law?

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 10:59 AM

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Trump doesn't have any war powers in Iran beyond what is allowed in the Constitution and the still-in-effect War Powers Act, which is federal law. Period.

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