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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (320241)	1/11/2007 10:10:55 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (3) of 1573654

"There is no constitutional crisis. Bush is the Commander-In-Chief, so he can send as many troops as he feels like." Not strictly true. The power to declare war is given to Congress. A Commander in Chief does not have the power to attack any country with no restrictions. So if war is declared against, say Mexico, the CiC can't invade Canada without having to answer to Congress. Now Congress gave Bush a pretty blank check. But that doesn't mean he can continue to attack more and more countries without Congress having a say. "What Congress can do, it seems, is cut off funding for Iraq, but even the anti-war Democrats are hesitant to do that." Because it isn't easy to do. They can deny additional funds. Or they could cut off all funds to the military. But if any funds are giving to the military, they can't keep a president who is determined to do something from using those funds for anything he desires. Realistically speaking, the only power that Congress has over a president who refuses to play ball is impeachment.

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