Leadership

The old cry of party above country is evident in the way congress votes the War Power Act. Here is a quote from Google AI: Voting on whether to allow a president to continue a war is heavily influenced by political considerations, often splitting along party lines rather than purely on the merits of the military action. No matter how good an idea may be, the party out of control will vote against it because they don’t want the other guys to get credit. This is different than the way things operate in business. The CEO will gladly give credit to his entire staff if it helps the bottom line knowing that he will eventually be the big winner. The congress is so divided that when a vote of 215 of one party and one vote from the other party occurs it is reported as bi partisan. This is one of the reasons why executive power has increased over the past 30 years. Case in point. What would the outcome be if Trump had said to the congress, you decide if the US should invade Iran. The debate would be lengthy to say the least. If an issue needs immediate attention, asking 535 people to decide, is not an effective way to get an answer. This would be one way for a president to avoid a sticky problem but that is not leadership. It is the presidents’ job to make decisions and the congress can then pass judgement. Like Truman said, the buck stops here.