Source: Libertarian Institute
by Thomas Eddlem
Does the United States Constitution grant President Donald Trump the power to unilaterally blow up boats of alleged drug smugglers on the high seas? No. … Does the Constitution grant Trump the power to bomb other countries when they may harbor terrorists or have a nuclear weapons program? No. … Does the Constitution grant Trump the power to deploy the National Guard to Los Angeles, Washington DC or Chicago? No. … Does the Constitution grant Trump the power to make rules for the military, like banning transgender troops? No. … Does the Constitution grant Trump the power to raise taxes unilaterally, like tariffs? No. … All of the above powers of Congress are now claimed by Donald Trump as his alone, among others. Yet these are the core constitutional powers of Congress, the powers of the purse and the sword.” (09/09/25)
https://libertarianinstitute.org/articles/americas-vestigial-constitution