The president has no authority to strike Syria without congressional authorization.

That ship sailed like 30 years ago. I agree, but at this particular horse has been beaten to smithereens.

But this blank check for endless war undercuts the Constitution, and that is just one of the reasons Congress needs to step up now to challenge Trump’s scheming to launch unauthorized military strikes against Syria.

Just like the democratic congress did against Bush, and the republican congress did against Clinton... It never ends. No progress is being made. Party politics is not a useful way to drive forward anti-war policy, since war seems to be one of the ideas congress can come to a consensus on, which of course relates to how these politicians get their funding.

I agree with the article, aside from the obvious pro-democrat bias. But it smacks of naivete. It seems to be written by a person who thinks that if we just play the party politics game harder we will move in an anti-war direction.

But in reality, the democrats are more pro-war than the republicans these days! https://www.zerohedge.com/news/2019-01-12/us-military-occupations-now-supported-far-more-democrats-republicans

The author seems to be still caught in the team vs team football game, rooting for one side, not realizing the military-industrial complex is funding both sides and voting for one of the main two parties will not end this.

I imagine I would be frustrated if it weren't so typical of modern news media.