when it comes to violating the Constitutional delegation of war powers, they generally draw up their strategy from the same playbook.

The title says it all. So what’s the answer?

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In this week’s Heritage in Focus, former Attorney General Ed Meese and graduate fellow Marion Smith discuss the Constitution and providing for the common defense. Click here to listen. Were the Founders isolationists, who believed in non-interventionism? What relevance does their understanding of providing for defense have today? And what are the proper roles of each branch of government during times of war? Listen to answers to those questions and more! To get regular updates on Heritage in Focus podcasts, visit our RSS feed or subscribe on iTunes. To listen … More

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The Constitution prescribes the rules about how the United States is to enter a war, and the Obama administration has violated those rules.

Is Obama’s bombing of Libya Constitutional? Here’s the short answer. Absolutely not.

This war is against ourselves, our values, our Constitution, our financial well being and common sense, and at the rate we are going, it is going to end badly.

This war is against ourselves, our values, our Constitution, our financial well being and common sense, and at the rate we are going, it is going to end badly.