The most dangerous evolution of plenary executive powers inheres in the history that 8 December 1941 was the LAST TIME a President of the United States obtained a Declaration of War from Congress under its Article I powers.
Starting with President Harry S Truman, we have been in numerous wars SOLELY under Article II, the Executive, with no compliance with Article I.
The evil fruits include Chief Justice John Roberts in his SCOTUS decisions conferring plenary powers upon the Presidency.
Since George W. Bush and now Trump, we have seen most dangerous, tyrannical growth of the plenary Executive.
I have no doubt that this is how it all went down, more or (probably) less.
CellyBlue -- I do know this! Absolutely correct.
To bomb a foe is to initiate WAR.
The most dangerous evolution of plenary executive powers inheres in the history that 8 December 1941 was the LAST TIME a President of the United States obtained a Declaration of War from Congress under its Article I powers.
Starting with President Harry S Truman, we have been in numerous wars SOLELY under Article II, the Executive, with no compliance with Article I.
The evil fruits include Chief Justice John Roberts in his SCOTUS decisions conferring plenary powers upon the Presidency.
Since George W. Bush and now Trump, we have seen most dangerous, tyrannical growth of the plenary Executive.