The War Powers Act of 1973 gives the president legal authority to order use of force abroad ONLY with a formal declaration of war, specific Congressional authorization, or a NATIONAL EMERGENCY.
And unlike some ambiguous emergency rules, the law specifies it's an attack on the US or American forces.
https://inkcap.us-east.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atproto.sync.getBlob?did=did:plc:756gaaeewovgn4axja34ajne&cid=bafkreibdg7koz3h5kvmn7qeba72kcwkdsogyyilirn5pchrnnv22uqtx2y
Nicholas Grossman /
npub15a…gspcf
2025-06-22 03:34:19
Author Public Key
npub15awg2xe33qlpld8qd7mku8kkp8c5swflldeyykevqe7e45vc0e2qsgspcfPublished at
2025-06-22 03:34:19Event JSON
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