[Cletus.D.Yokel]

:: The president can declassify anything he wants, and he doesn’t have to tell anybody at all. ::

There was a time before the 1st impeachment, when Trump (POTUS) stated -publicly- that he had declassified all records and had left the release of them up to the discretion of AG Barr.

That is a pretty broad statement of DECLAS, long before he boxed them up and took them to FLA.

There is, tho, the [DECLAS] of military documents which HE ALONE could classify and declassify.
I would say that these docuemnts are not part of the PRA, which makes no mention of the CinC records...there is no Commander-in-Chief Records Act.

I will stress again, the Constitution recognizes 3 branches of Government.
It does not create or codify a “military”.
To my knowledge, it is referenced ONLY in the Commander-in-Chief clause and the 2nd Amendment.

Further, Congress meets to certify the President and Vice-president. They do NOT certify or confirm the CinC.

The military and command thereof is looming large, lately.

And no, I don’t think Trump is CinC, but he did “vest” a citizens panel for reasons of Continuity of Command through PEADs.

[WildHighlander57]

Cletus.D.Yokel wrote:

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And no, I don’t think Trump is CinC, but he did “vest” a citizens panel for reasons of Continuity of Command through PEADs.
“

Where is this citizens panel, and where was it’s existence revealed; IIRC PEADs are classified...

[stylin19a]

It does not create or codify a “military”.
It doesn't but...

The Constitution
- Article I, Section 8, Clause 12 - allows Congress the power to raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

- Article I, Section 8, Clause 13 - Allows Congress the power to provide and maintain a navy.

he did “vest” a citizens panel for reasons of Continuity of Command through PEADs

how do you know that? PEADs are classified and none supposedly have ever been leaked ? unless I am mis-reading what you are saying.