1. provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States.”
—U.S. Constitution, Article I, section 8, clause 1
2. because Unresolved regional tensions, a breakdown in the rule of law, absent or co-opted state institutions, illicit economic gain, and the scarcity of resources exacerbated by climate change, have become dominant drivers of conflict.
3. due to checks and balances built into our system of seperation of powers and if the president and congress have different political timetables, conflicts may occur.
