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The Card Congress Can Still Play on the Iran War
Debate is renewed over Congress's constitutional authority to check or authorize military action against Iran. Commentators argue lawmakers retain tools such as war powers resolutions, funding restrictions and authorization votes that could constrain the executive's handling of the conflict. Supporters of congressional action say the legislature has ceded too much war-making power, while others caution that intervening now could complicate diplomacy and military planning.
Why now: Ongoing hostilities involving Iran have revived questions about whether Congress will assert its war powers.
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Evidence
- The Card Congress Can Still Play on the Iran War · Cato Institute
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