War By The People

The Enosinian Society will commence session tonight at 8:30PM in the Honors Building 714 21st St. NW to debate,

Resolved: The United States should only go to war by referendum

Proposition Speaker: Dan Fogarty, Visiting Speaker
Opposition Speaker: Sean Robinson, Visiting Speaker

The American Constitution gives Congress the sole right to declare war on another country. However, throughout American history presidents have often led the United States into armed conflict without explicit approval from the legislative branch. In fact, America has only made a formal declaration of war five times, indicating that Congress has often been left out of the process. Should the president make the decision to go to war? Or since Congress has proven an ineffectual check, perhaps the decision should be left to the American people? Join us Wednesday, October 7th as The Enosinian Society debates whether the authority of declaring war should belong to the people, or whether the president should have the authority, as commander-in-chief, to send America to war.

Eshawn Rawlley
President