Executive Constraints
Rebalance war powers, emergency declarations, and regulatory authority to prevent authoritarian consolidation of executive power.
- War Powers Reform: 30-day congressional authorization required for military action with automatic funding cuts
- National emergency declarations expire after 90 days without congressional renewal
- Regulatory Stability Act: major rules cannot be overturned without 60-vote Senate threshold
- Inspector General protection from presidential removal without cause finding by bipartisan panel
- Emergency proclamations and NSPMs expire after 90 days unless Congress renews
- National-security memoranda must be logged in a public index within 14 days unless a narrow classified annex applies
Evidence & framing
Sunsets and funding cutoffs force Congress back into war and emergency decisions instead of permanent one-person rule by memo.