Debates about war powers focus too much on legal checks and on the President’s power to start wars. Congressional checks before and during crises work better than many reformists suppose, and there are ways to improve Congress’s political checking without substantial legal reform.

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战争权力改革：持怀疑态度

关于战争权力的争论过于关注法律检查和总统发动战争的权力。危机前和危机期间的国会制衡比许多改革派想象的要好，而且有很多方法可以在不进行实质性法律改革的情况下改善国会的政治制衡。