We can be a nation of laws or a nation of edicts—we cannot be both. Article I, Section 8, Clause 11 of the U.S. Constitution places sole authority to declare war with the U.S. Congress, not the president. The War Powers Resolution, at a minimum, mandates the President to notify Congressional leadership if a national emergency requires the immediate deployment of armed forces. And yet the President could not even follow this basic requirement of law. Article 2(4) of the UN Charter prohibits the u