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A year before declaring independence, colonists offered 'Olive Branch' petition to King George III Millions of protesters have denounced President Donald Trump as a would-be autocrat and marched ...

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The 1973 War Powers Resolution attempted to constrain presidential power, but presidents have exploited its many loopholes.

They note that Article 1 of the U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to declare war and say that section required Trump to seek prior authorization for military action.