Fetterman, Alone, Says No To Unilateral Caribbean War Powers
When 97 Senators—including 48 Democrats—voted for Senate Resolution 938, granting the president unilateral war powers against 'Caribbean drug boats,' they created a truly baffling spectacle. The Intercept, a bastion of critical reporting, highlighted Senator Fetterman's lonely dissenting vote among Democrats. This isn't about 'drug boats'; it's about legislative surrender. It's rich that a body
supposedly dedicated to checks and balances so readily grants carte blanche for military adventures in America’s backyard, especially after two decades of endless wars they never bothered to declare. One might wonder if this eagerness to bypass constitutional war powers would be equally applied if the proposed military action targeted, say, a major US ally, rather than conveniently
'drug-trafficking' nations in the Caribbean. The enthusiasm for unchecked executive power only seems to rise when the target isn't a nation with its own powerful lobbying firms operating in D.C. How many times will Congress outsource its constitutional duties and then feign surprise when executive overreach becomes the norm?