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Yeah. They have been skirting that by using the "Supreme Commander in Chief" bs. So the president can happily mobilize the entire military without congress, I
by DamnYuppie 10y ago
Yeah. They have been skirting that by using the "Supreme Commander in Chief" bs. So the president can happily mobilize the entire military without congress, I am not a fan of this.
- Retra 10y agoThere's also the "this isn't actually a war (waged against a sovereign nation), it's just counter-terrorism" angle.
- SEJeff 10y agoThe presidential powers act allows the Commander in Chief of the US armed forces (aka the president) to send the military anywhere in the world for up to 60 days so long as he notifies Congress within 48 hours of making the decision to do so. This was made law under the War Powers Resolution of 1973. Then again, if you send the military somewhere hostile, in 60 days you've likely started a war regardless of what Congress thinks.
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