According to the U.S. Constitution the President is Commander in Chief no
matter what Congress says. They, the Congress, has the power to declare War.
Article II
Section 2.
First Paragraph
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 Offences against the United
States, except in Cases of Impeachment.
Article II
Section 8.
Paragraph 11-16
To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules
concerning Captures on Land and Water;
To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall
be for a longer Term than two Years;
To provide and maintain a Navy;
To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval
Forces;
To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union,
suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;
To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for
governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United
States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the
Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the
discipline prescribed by Congress;
On 6/20/08 12:48 AM, "Scott Peden" <scotpeden@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The President can't be C in C, without Congress giving the authority to
have an 'armed conflict', in the first place.
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