Congress has unintentionally shifted the burden of preventing an unconstitutional war squarely onto the military. By failing to exercise its war powers, it has positioned the American military as a firewall made of parchment between itself and the White House. Democratic members of Congress and the Senate have issued solemn warnings regarding unlawful orders and disobedience, hoping the military will do what Congress hasn’t: prevent an unconstitutional war.This is not the right path. Making the military the last barrier to unconstitutional war corrodes civilian control, encourages executive overreach, and risks politicizing obedience itself. It is also of questionable efficacy, servingThe post The Burden That Should Not Be Theirs: How Congress Turned the Military into the Last Check on Illegal War appeared first on War on the Rocks.