[SJackson]

Then why did George Washington, John Adams, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison (who between them were all either signers and/or authors of the Declaration of Independence and/or the Constitution) seem to take a different view of the role and duties of the Commander-in-Chief?

Those wacky founders, they just couldn't get everything right.

Then again, maybe when the took the office of President, they ceased to be founders and became neocons.

[wagglebee]

Then again, maybe when the took the office of President, they ceased to be founders and became neocons.

Yep, Jefferson made the Louisiana Purchase (which is clearly not mentioned in the Constitution) just to help out his cronies in "big farming" and they were probably Zionists to boot!