Right, @DrZoidberg,
Since WWII, Congress hasn’t formally declared war, ignoring its constitutional duty under Article I, Section 8. This oversight is a clear failure to uphold both the law and the trust placed in them by America’s servicemen and women and is a clear dereliction of duty.
By not declaring war, Congress has handed more wartime authority to the Executive, disrupting the balance of power our Constitution aims to maintain with legislation such as the War Powers Act, and the Authorization to Use Military Force, which granted the Executive more powers, thereby usurping the purpose of Congress to make formal declarations.
To counter this, we need the Establishment of a United States Department of Peace.
However, an equally critical move would be the Establishment of a Separation of the Corporatocracy and the State (visit my profile to find this other crucial policy proposal), which could address the systemic issues across our government branches, restore a free press, protect our civil liberties, and preserve our constitutional republic.
BOTH of these proposals are essential, but if the current Congressional and Senate representatives fail to pass such sweeping legislation, this shows they’re not living up to their Oath of Office, which legally binds them to uphold the Constitution and serve the public interest.