Overview
- Reason argues the Supreme Court has a decadeslong record of sidestepping challenges to undeclared wars by labeling them political questions, citing Vietnam-era cases.
- The analysis contrasts that avoidance with the Court’s muscular separation‑of‑powers ruling in Youngstown, noting the judiciary has been reluctant to police war‑making.
- With courts unlikely to intervene, any accountability for launching the Iran war would come through Congress or public pressure, the piece concludes.
- A Boston Herald column says the Senate rejected a proposal to bar additional military action against Iran and frames the decision as consistent with presidential authority.
- The column reports leading Democrats accused the president of violating the Constitution, quoting Sen. Chris Murphy and Nancy Pelosi, while asserting he notified Congress under the War Powers Resolution.