[xzins]

And in all those situations we were in a state of declared war, with all of it's specific powers.

The constitution grants congress the right to declare war AND to authorize other conflict and military action short of wardifferent than war. It's a simple fact. Read your constitution.

Congress authorized both the WOT and the campaign in IRaq by constitutional means.

[Fjord]

I respectfully disagree that the president has the right to deploy troops without a Congressional declaration of war. I realize this has been done many times, but I side with those who find it to be unconstitutional.

[nopardons]

That they did, but they did NOT "DECLARE WAR". Of course, there's no nation which to declare war on and Thomas Jefferson did NOT even go to Congress over the Barbary Pirates thingy and no war was declared then either. But hey......for the damned PURISTS, the ONLY thing that is important, is that Congress declares war, war, war, WAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAR!

[FreedomFighter78]

"The constitution grants congress the right to declare war AND to authorize other conflict and military action short of wardifferent than war. It's a simple fact. Read your constitution."

I'm reading, and I'm reading, and I'm reading, but I can't seem to find the part about Congress authorizing military actions short of war. Please point me to the correct clause.