As commander-in-chief of the military the president does have the authority send U.S. troops into battle. The constitution recognizes that wars would be lost if we had to wait for congress to approve them. The declaration of war is just a formality. Congress can use its powers to control the money that could influence the war after the fact.
On 12/21/05, William Bowen wrote: > > I wonder what Tim was doing in Afghanistan. > > Fighting. As per powers granted the president by Congress without a > Declaration of War... > > Congress _did_not_ grant the President the right to overrule or > circumvent the Constitution, they did not declare War! > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:189266 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
