⟳ Репост от 🏳️⚧️ Alexandra Merideth Erin [she/her]
Technically, the last time America was at war was 1945. Since then, we've just been refining "OK, but if we don't file the paperwork to declare war, a whole lot of rules don't apply" and here we are.
Aaron RuparSen. Rand Paul: "I've had the debate with this administration ... they told me this isn't a war. I said, why isn't it a war? They said, 'Well, a constitutional war has to have significant casualties' ... initiation or declaration of war is *before* the casualties."