Early last year, I published a deep dive on Capitol Hill’s weak, ineffective, and ultimately performative “check” on Joe Biden’s decision to bomb Yemen without congressional approval.
Congress’s refusal to properly challenge the White House’s unilateral ability to wage war is just one of the many ways our system of so-called “checks and balances” is just a myth.
Early last year, I published a deep dive on Capitol Hill’s weak, ineffective, and ultimately performative “check” on Joe Biden’s decision to bomb Yemen without congressional approval.
https://issuechronicle.substack.com/p/the-president-cant-start-a-war-without
Congress’s refusal to properly challenge the White House’s unilateral ability to wage war is just one of the many ways our system of so-called “checks and balances” is just a myth.