Congress has said nothing. and yet the war continues. So the President does not have the legal power to maintain this war without Congress. Yet Congressthis Congressthe very body that is so quick to argue against President Obamas use of Executive power. even threatening him with lawsuits over immigration actions and other Executive decisions. is strangely silent and allows an Executive war to go on undeclared. unapproved. undefined. and unchecked. So 9 months of silence leaves the impression that Congress is either indifferent about ISIL and the threat that it poses or lacks the backbone to do the job that it is supposed to do. That is why I rise today to challenge my colleagues to take this seriously and promptly debate and pass an authorization for military action against ISIL.
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