It appears that the US under the Commander In Chief is in control of a military dictatorship..the elected bodies hold no real power in this supposed world class democracy?..(Canadian here and it is our business...message for the 3 point fool.)
2007-10-04 03:18:15 · 8 answers · asked by bruce b 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
Please do not correct the "wgo" we all know it is "who"..for those who may have already you are forgiven
2007-10-04 05:17:14 · update #1
:If he really was a military dictator, the military would take over the news agencies and broadcasting facilities"...look again..media is consolidated among I believe 5 sources and all big business depending on government support...oh you can thank the wonderful Ronald Regan for that one...he started the plan that is coming to fruitation now.
2007-10-04 05:20:03 · update #2
You are correct in that the Commander in Chief has the power to order our military anywhere in the world. However, as has been previously stated, Congress, (elected) has to do the funding, and that same Commander in Chief, (also elected) might or might not have any military experience at all. Its not as if any President has to rise through the military ranks to become the Commander in Chief. The people ultimately have the power in this country, and while it might take us a while to act, when we do, we are a force to be reckoned with. None of our elected officials should ever forget who they work for.
2007-10-04 03:41:18 · answer #1 · answered by maryjellerson 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Commander In Chief is only one of the titles we give our President. Yes, he commands the military. He also runs the Executive branch of our government, which by and large has nothing to do with the military. He is not a member of the military and the title simply means that he is the one with the ultimate responsibility to decide when and where to deploy the military. Congress still has a say as well, though. If he really was a military dictator, the military would take over the news agencies and broadcasting facilities, because that's the first thing you do when you want to control a government. If that happened, you wouldn't be hearing all this anti-Bush stuff from them anymore, would you????
Doesn't the Prime Minister of Canada have much the same roll with your military as our President does here?
2007-10-04 10:32:50 · answer #2 · answered by Kay3535 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
To some degree, you're correct. Prior to the 1950s, an act of Congress was required to engage in warfare. Since then, the President, as Commander in Chief, can use executive orders to engage in warfare (though strictly speaking, not in a "war") without the approval of Congress. However, Congress does have financial oversight of the military, and they have it within their power to deny funding to military action that they don't support. Denying funding is a wildly unpopular move because it is painted as hurting the soldiers in the field for political purposes, but they do have the power.
2007-10-04 10:26:02 · answer #3 · answered by fleviyou 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Are you making a statement? Or looking for an answer? The US military is completely and without question under the control of the President AND the Congress. Always have been. I can't fault you for not studying American civics because you are Canadian. It does rile me that American children are just as misinformed. I blame it on the socialist teachers in the US. If it chooses to accept the responsibility, our Congress is an equal branch of government. But they have abdicated this responsibility in the name of partisan bickering for now. This leaves more power in the hands of the Executive branch of government. But not to worry, what goes around, comes around in America. We will be just fine. I like to point out that our country survived Richard Nixon and Jimmy Carter, and we will survive this too. Thanks for your concern. I love to ride my Harley around Lake Superior. You have a very pretty and very friendly country up there.
2007-10-04 10:41:52 · answer #4 · answered by John himself 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, Congress makes and passes laws, but the military industrial complex is still VERY powerful. In fact, Dwight D. Eisenhower warned us that this would happen many years ago.
2007-10-04 10:21:35 · answer #5 · answered by tangerine 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
The PEOPLE here hold the power, and if Congress doesn't wake up to that fact. I'm sure that soon, it will be brought to their attention..... by any means necessary......
2007-10-04 10:22:52 · answer #6 · answered by graciouswolfe 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Military dictaker...... he was talking to his secretay and asked hows my dictake
2007-10-04 18:14:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
20/20''
2007-10-04 12:11:50 · answer #8 · answered by Babybear 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋