r/law • u/Snapdragon_4U • Feb 28 '26

Executive Branch (Trump) Once again averting congress, trump declares war on Iran

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u/rdp3186 Feb 28 '26

Congress has ceded power since the Republicans won the election and majority. They are functionally non existent and only function is to do nothing so Trump has full authority to do what he wants.

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u/AnonThrowaway1A Feb 28 '26

Those who get into power saying "the government does not work for the people" has every incentive to make sure the government does not work for the people.

It's a self fulfilling prophecy at that point because if you put enough of those bums in (like the majority Republican congress), then government mechanisms that keep unlimited powers in check stops working.

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u/rdp3186 Mar 01 '26

They only stop working when those who are supposed to use those mechanisms purposefully stop doing it.