Well, the Senate — per the US Constitution, approves treaties — approved the NATO treaty, which contained Article 5. So, Rand Paul — whom I respect — must have known that. I think he was just raising a point rather than challenging the treaty. He’s right that only Congress can declare war; however, it can be argued that Congress waived that right when the Senate approved the NATO Treaty, which contained Article 5. I think his measure was simply to clarify the matter.
Is it congresses right to be waived or is it their obligation under the construction. The war fools who thinks only article 5 will supersede the constitution are naive. The country will be run by external bureaucrats if this bunch isn’t pushed aside.