The speaker argues that current efforts by the administration to invoke the Insurrection Act are an attempt to bypass constitutional norms and consolidate power.

“I've talked a lot about how this administration is going outside the constitution because you can declare an emergency and then do whatever you want and if you can do that you can make everything an emergency and you can get rid of liberal democracy”

Congressman Foster maintains that the administration failed to provide the necessary constitutional authorization for military action against Iran.

“If the if the nuclear negotiations were actually stuck, then Trump should have gone to Congress, explained the situation, asked for an authorization for the use of military force, and then waited for a target of opportunity. uh that did not happen and that was a breach of our constitution.”