Constitutional War Powers and Congressional Responsibility (Declaration of National Consent) Act of 2026

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Title:	Constitutional War Powers and Congressional Responsibility (Declaration of National Consent) Act of 2026
Author:	author, Unknown
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Language:	English
Subject:	Non Fiction, Law
Collections:	Authors Community, Politics
Historic Publication Date:	2026
Publisher:	M.T. Frazier

Member Page:	Maxwell Frazier
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Description
This work presents a speculative legislative text styled as a modern civic declaration, proposing a comprehensive framework for restoring constitutional war powers, reforming national emergency authorities, and reasserting the principle of popular sovereignty in the governance of the United States. Structured as a formal act of Congress, the document outlines mechanisms for limiting the duration of military authorizations and national emergencies, requiring affirmative congressional action, and introducing direct civilian consent through national referenda for prolonged exercises of extraordinary power. Conceived as a modern analogue to foundational political documents, the text is intended for educational, fictional, and philosophical exploration of constitutional accountability, democratic legitimacy, and the consent of the governed.

Summary
This work presents a speculative legislative text styled as a modern civic declaration, proposing a comprehensive framework for restoring constitutional war powers, reforming national emergency authorities, and reasserting the principle of popular sovereignty in the governance of the United States. Structured as a formal act of Congress, the document outlines mechanisms for limiting the duration of military authorizations and national emergencies, requiring affirmative congressional action, and introducing direct civilian consent through national referenda for prolonged exercises of extraordinary power. Conceived as a modern analogue to foundational political documents, the text is intended for educational, fictional, and philosophical exploration of constitutional accountability, democratic legitimacy, and the consent of the governed.

Excerpt
Congress finds that the continued existence of permanent war authorizations and perpetual emergency authorities is incompatible with the principles of a government of the people. The accumulation of open-ended statutory authorizations, routine emergency renewals, and implied or derivative powers has resulted in a substantial transfer of effective lawmaking authority from the Legislative Branch to the Executive Branch, contrary to the structure and intent of the Constitution. Liberty is most often lost not through sudden usurpation, but through gradual neglect of constitutional responsibility and acquiescence to claims of necessity.

Table of Contents
(b) TABLE OF CONTENTS. — The table of contents for this Act is as follows: Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents. Sec. 2. Findings. Sec. 3. Purposes. TITLE I — RESTORATION OF CONSTITUTIONAL WAR POWERS Sec. 101. Congressional findings relating to war powers. Sec. 102. Reassertion of congressional authority. Sec. 103. Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force (Public Law 107–40). Sec. 104. Repeal of Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iraq (Public Law 107–243). Sec. 105. No residual, implied, or derivative authority. TITLE II — TERMINATION AND REFORM OF NATIONAL EMERGENCY AUTHORITIES Sec. 201. Termination of existing national emergencies. Sec. 202. Savings provision. Sec. 203. Amendments to the National Emergencies Act. Sec. 204. Limitations on future national emergency declarations. TITLE III — LIMITATIONS ON FUTURE AUTHORIZATIONS FOR USE OF MILITARY FORCE Sec. 301. Requirements for future authorizations. Sec. 302. Duration, sunset, and renewal. Sec. 303. Prohibition on associated-forces and successor doctrines. TITLE IV — CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXECUTIVE OVERSIGHT Sec. 401. Congressional accountability and recorded votes. Sec. 402. Reporting and transparency requirements. Sec. 403. Enforcement and Judicial Review Sec. 404. Sense of Congress regarding executive conduct. TITLE V — CONSTRUCTION, SEVERABILITY, AND EFFECTIVE DATE Sec. 501. Rules of construction. Sec. 502. Severability. Sec. 503. Effective date.