For example, last week Hilary Clinton called on Bush to go to Congress to, "Get a new authorization" to stay remain in Iraq. Is there such a requirement in the Constitution? Or the War Powers Act?
2007-01-23 05:42:01 · 3 answers · asked by Lantern 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Nope, Once congress authorizes the president to declare war, there's nothing they can do after that except control the purse. So all they can really do is cut funding. which we all know will not happen as long as our troops are in harms way.
2007-01-23 05:46:25 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The Constitution gives broad war-making powers to the president, with Congress controlling the spending budget.
Simply put........
The President orders troops onto the front lines - Congress decides if they have bullets.
It is a fine line both sides are walking with American soldiers as their play toys.
2007-01-23 14:00:37 · answer #2 · answered by Akkita 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, he is president of the US. If there was there would not be more than five democrats voting against such authorization. It is not in Constitution but such powers have always been giving to president
2007-01-23 15:10:47 · answer #3 · answered by rallman@sbcglobal.net 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋