I agree the War Powers Act may have been enacted as a Congressional overreaction to Nixon and has been skirted by presidents since then, but until the Supreme Court rules otherwise, it is still the law of the land.
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The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-in-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities, or into situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (1) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.
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(1) hasnt happended since Pearl Harbor
(3) is certainly not the current case with Iran
that leaves the nebulous
(2) which is how we got into the Iraq folly, with the October 2002 "Resolution to use Armed Forces against Iraq"
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/relea...0021002-2.html
It would seem to me, at the very least, a similar Congressional resolution is required.
I would include a provision that requires the "voluntary service" of children of the Pres, Vice Pres and members of Congress
