"Only we, the public, can force our representatives to reverse their abdication of the war powers that the Constitution gives exclusively to the Congress"

This quote by Daniel Ellsberg is a call to action for the public to take a stand against the government's abdication of its war powers. The Constitution grants Congress the special power to declare war, yet the federal government has actually been significantly entrusting this power to the executive branch. Ellsberg is prompting the general public to act and need that their agents in Congress reverse this abdication of power. He thinks that just the public can require their agents to decide and reclaim the war powers that the Constitution grants them. This quote is a pointer that the public has the power to affect the federal government which they should use it to make sure that the government is following the Constitution.