Reply #15: I've read the constitution

[wyldwolf]

and stop with your little socialist revolutionary act.

A declaration of war by the United States is the statement of purpose traditionally requested by the President of the United States and granted by Congress to engage military force against another nation.
Since World War II, the decision-making power of Congress to declare war has been voluntarily limited to issuing authorizations of force.

I'm not saying it's a good thing. And I'm not saying I agree. But facts are facts. Congress hasn't "declared war" in over 60 years but has given authorizations for the use of force. The fact that congress didn't formally declare war in those instances becomes a matter of symantics since the declaration of war is Congress granting permission to wage war and so is authorization to use force.