Please do not act as if I have never studied the Constitution.
Absolutely zero that you have posted in any way disagrees with what I posted.
Having the absolute authority as CIC has nothing to do in with declaring war, or with using the military as he sees fit.
It is your view that is twisted.
Why not enlighten us all with your rendition of the last war that congress declared?
Then don't write as if acting without Congressional authority has no consequences. BTW, I doubt you've read Farrand's Records, without which, you don't know as much as you think you do about what the document means.
Why not enlighten us all with your rendition of the last war that congress declared?
That would be World War II. There has not been a declared war since the founding of the United Nations.
Just because the government of the United States has been operating illegally for a long time does not mean that such is legitimate behavior, much less moral or politically wise. To so believe gives legitimacy to a "living Constitution," under which the government executes everything from land grabs to anchor babies (specifically forbidden by the original intent of the 14th Amendment).