A Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
subcommittee held a hearing on war powers granted by the Constitution
and whether or not a new Authorization for Use of Military Force is
needed for current U.S. military engagements. Attorneys and legal
experts from across the political spectrum, including Fox News Channel
analyst and former judge Andrew Napolitano, testified about Article I,
Section 8 of the Constitution which grants Congress the power to declare
war, and put forward several examples from history, including 2001's
Authorization for Use of Military Force, in which Congress gradually
forfeited its war powers to the Executive Branch.
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Source: C-SPAN
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