Rep. Thomas Massie from Kentucky is among the few Republicans opposed to President Donald Trump’s strikes against Iran. In a speech uploaded from his YouTube channel, he debates the use of the War Powers Resolution.
“The Constitution is clear: Article 1, Section 8, Clause 11, provides Congress initiatory powers of war. Article 2, Section 2, Clause 1 of our Constitution gives our president operational powers to wage that war,” Massie explains. Through this, he implies that the president should not have bypassed congressional consent to start the military operation.
