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Originally Posted by graciegirl
Does anyone remember when these things didn't happen without consulting the congress? This precedent is new and troubling...even if the end result is good.
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Well, long before my time, FDR did a number of things "outside the law" to provide England with support to fight Nazism. I think presidents have leeway, and many have used it, to take action when otherwise it might not have been. A majority might not always agree.