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To: jude24; Kolokotronis

They will have to make an example of one of these here shortly.

As stated previously, I’m convinced that orders in an ongoing war originate in Congress.


429 posted on 08/30/2009 4:34:51 AM PDT by xzins (Chaplain Says: Jesus befriends all who ask Him for help.)
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To: xzins
As stated previously, I’m convinced that orders in an ongoing war originate in Congress.

That may be, but I think Congress merely authorizes, not orders. But it's undeniable that the chain of command terminates at the President.

Article II, Section. 2. The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States;

Think about it this way. The President could order all the troops out of Iraq, Kuwait, the 'stans, and Afghanistan, and they'd come home, regardless that Congress had authorized them to be there, and funded them to be there.

466 posted on 08/30/2009 11:27:10 AM PDT by El Gato ("The Second Amendment is the RESET button of the United States Constitution." -- Doug McKay)
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