It caught my attention recently when two senators issued a news release about trying to repeal laws that authorize the president to use military force against Iraq. This is a positive effort for several reasons. It deserves support.

First, as the senators, Indiana Republican Todd Young and Virginia Democrat Tim Kaine, point out, the authorizations are obsolete. They date from the Gulf War in 1991 and the Iraq War in 2002.

As Young says, “Today, Iraq is a partner, not an adversary. It’s time for our laws to reflect that reality.”

This may seem like legislative housekeeping, but it’s more than that. Repealing the authorizations would be a small but meaningful step toward asserting the rightful place of Congress at a time when it has ceded too much influence. The president has broad author

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