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Perhaps someone will point out that BHO is neither your
commander-in-chief nor mine.<br>
<br>
The 1787 constitution (presumably in force) makes the president
c-in-c of the United States' armed forces only - and he was
originally so designated to deal with people like Daniel Shays and
his friends - whom I would have supported (see Gore Vidal's essay.
"Homage to Daniel Shays") :<br>
<br>
<style type="text/css">p { margin-bottom: 0.08in; \</style>"...the
president shall be commander in
chief of the army and navy of the United States, and of the militia
of the several states, when called into the actual service of the
United States; he may require the opinion, in writing, of the
principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties of their respective offices, and he
shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against
the United States, except in cases of impeachment" [article two,
section two, clause one of the
1787 constitution].
<br>
<br>
But article one gives Congress and not the president the authority
to declare war. Presidents have nevertheless deployed troops with
some form of arguable Congressional authorization, but without an
explicit declaration of war - not apparently what the framers had in
mind, according to The Federalist Papers. The Korean War, e.g., was
only retroactively deemed a war - 50 years to the day, after the
fact - by a ceremonial Act of Congress.<br>
<br>
<br>
On 1/25/11 3:25 PM, Ron Szoke wrote:
<blockquote cite="mid:20110125152554.CNF37378@expms6.cites.uiuc.edu"
type="cite">
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February 4 @ 12 noon
PRESIDENT OBAMA AS COMMANDER IN CHIEF
Ryan Hendrickson, Professor of Political Science, Eastern Illinois University
The talk examines how President Obama and his administration view their
authority to use force abroad, and the extent to which Congress has
exercised its own constitutional war powers against the commander in
chief. The research suggests that Obama has been very much like his
predecessors in how he envisions the president's authority to use force, as
Congress has generally remained deferential to Obama's military
leadership.
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