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JDPriestly

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10. Congress delcares the war. The executive orders troops into combat.

Reply to TwilightGardener (Reply #5)

Wed Nov 5, 2014, 03:50 AM

Nov 2014

If Congress declares a war, do you think a president will refuse to send troops into combat?

What are you saying. Have you read the Constitution?

It's pretty clear that Congress is supposed to declare the wars.

I realize that our government does not always work as the Constitution requires. We have fought a lot of secret wars that the Congress did not declare.

But I am talking about the constitutional provisions.

The CIA wars are numerous -- all over the place -- secret wars that were never declared.

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Anyone told the moron that the senate cant order the military only the president can? cstanleytech Nov 2014 #2

Not quite true. The Congress can declare war. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #4

Uh, no. The Congress cannot dictate troop movements and send troops on missions. TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #5

Congress delcares the war. The executive orders troops into combat. JDPriestly Nov 2014 #10

Congress can declare war--but a huge part of the President's executive power TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #11

Congress is not going to declare war Enrique Nov 2014 #15

I think we now going to have jamzrockz Nov 2014 #17

I have and yes its within their power to declare war its not within their power to give orders to cstanleytech Nov 2014 #18

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Meh. Only if Obama goes stupid and listens to neocons--I would hope he and his team have TwilightGardener Nov 2014 #7

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