Tag: War Powers

Historic 19th‑century engraving of the original U.S. Capitol building, showing the early architecture used by the Founders and the first Congresses, symbolizing the constitutional design at the heart of America’s war‑powers debate.
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Transgressing the Line: Who Stops a President at War?

03/07/2026 Clocking It: The Political Rundown — The Verdict Earlier this week, Halfway Clocked examined a question as old as the Constitution itself: Can a president start a war without congressional approval? The answer lives in the space between what the Founders built and what history has bent. Article I gives Congress the power to declare war. Article II makes the president commander in chief. … Continue reading Transgressing the Line: Who Stops a President at War?

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Close-up of the original United States Constitution parchment, featuring the phrase “We the People” in ornate black script at the top. The aged paper has a warm golden-brown tone with visible creases and textured surface. Below, the preamble and Article I text are written in elegant cursive, with dramatic lighting highlighting the ink strokes and parchment details.
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War Powers: The Constitutional Line No President Can Cross (Alone)

03/04/2026 Clocking It: The Political Rundown — Halfway Clocked The most dangerous question in American governance is also the simplest: Who decides? Not who decides in theory. Not who decides in textbooks. Who decides when the moment is real, when the threat is imminent, when the troops actually move, when the bombs actually drop, when the country is actually at war? The Constitution provides an … Continue reading War Powers: The Constitutional Line No President Can Cross (Alone)

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