GOP Backs Congress' War Powers, Ron Paul Pleased
The draft platform, which will be voted on by all of the delegates on Monday, did not include several amendments against nation-building that his supporters wanted. Yet Jesse Benton, who ran Paul’s presidential campaign and also is his son in-law, told The Hill that while “we didn't get everything we wanted, we were pleased to get foreign-policy language stating that only Congress can declare war, one of our biggest priorities.”