This week, the House of Representatives will have the opportunity to erase the most dangerous sentence in American history.

It‘s the Authorization for the Use of Military Force, or the „AUMF.“ Passed immediately after September 11, 2001, it contained only 60 words, yet its overly broad language handed the president — any president — a blank check for war. Congress passed this joint resolution nearly unanimously, even though the language failed to specify the enemy, set geographical boundaries, or indicate a timeline.