does he have the final say or can congress overrule him? does anyone know?
2007-01-17 10:43:50 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Politics
As commander in chief he has the authority to send US soldiers anywhere. The war powers act limits his commitment to 90 days without congressional approval. The war powers act has never stood up to the supreme court so it may not be something a president has to listen to. Most presidents will say that they don't feel it has any merit. The congress can impeach the president if they don't like his deployments and they can cut the budget to the military as well.
2007-01-17 10:50:25 · answer #1 · answered by trade00 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He has all the power in the United States, he is the Commander in Chief. Congress has the power to hinder him because they control the "purse strings," but George Bush, as President, controls the military.
2007-01-17 11:12:47 · answer #2 · answered by MishMash [I am not one of your fans] 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has final say but Congress can choose not to fund them. The poster above me is wrong. He can bomb Iran without going to Congress. The President can wage war for thirty days before going to Congress.
2007-01-17 10:48:05 · answer #3 · answered by Dark Helmet 2 · 3⤊ 1⤋
he has complete authority to use the military as he sees fit, but if he doesn't listen to Congress, they will not give him funding and any actions he takes will be with risk to the troops and to his reputation...he has to accept the realities of of how he can use the military, it is not a blank check, he has to have the political support, or he is a fool.
2007-01-17 10:53:49 · answer #4 · answered by Ford Prefect 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The president can order their deployment, but only Congress can appropriate the funding to pay for it all.
2007-01-17 10:47:35 · answer #5 · answered by Jackson Leslie 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
he unfortunatly is the commander in chief. he has the authority to send more troops. but in order for him to drop any bomb in iran he will need the approval of congress im sure he is going to try to find a way around that but if he does it will be the end of him
2007-01-17 10:48:01 · answer #6 · answered by Unfrozen Caveman 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
It instruments the very risky precedent that one and all foreign places enemies of the u . s . are assured secure practices under the form that's genuinely ridiculous.
2016-12-16 07:09:25 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's the man! Does that piss you off?
2007-01-17 10:48:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋