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  • Kavnaugh’s dissenting opinion was pretty interesting. It essentially boiled down to 2 points:

    • Fixing it would be really messy

    • SCOTUS didn’t tell them how exactly to fix it

    Basically, the executive can grant itself any new authority as long as it creates a big enough mess before SCOTUS can step in. So if Trump were to declare war on Canada and launch missiles at Toronto, Kavnaugh’s opinion is that the war powers act no longer applies and everything was totally legal because the situation is too messy and SCOTUS can’t broker a peace deal.