FRANCISCO F. MARTIN v. BANK OF AMERICA, N. A.

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• holding that legislators lacked standing to challenge presidential actions they alleged violated the War Powers Resolution
• holding that plaintiff Congressmen lacked standing to bring suit against President for violation of War Powers Act when Congress could have passed law forbidding use of U.S. forces, or cut off funding for involvement
• holding § 1915(e)(2)(B)(ii) allows a district court to dismiss a 28 complaint which fails to state a claim even prior to service of process
• noting that \there always remains the possibility of impeachment should a President act in disregard of Congress' authority\
• holding members of Congress lacked standing to challenge presidential actions that allegedly violated the War Powers Resolution and War Powers Clause of the Constitution
• noting that where \Congress has a broad range of legislative authority it can use to stop a President's\ action, Congress cannot mount a challenge to that action pursuant to Raines

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