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jgardner 5 points ago +5 / -0

Two ways to get into war: congress declares it; someone else wages war against us.

Once we are at war, the president is a roman republic style dictator. Aside from taxes and budget, he can pretty much do whatever he wants if it helps him win.

You have no rights if you lose a war, after all.