[BOBWADE]

I thought that the war powers act covered this area.

[goldstategop]

The War Powers Act has been considered by every President to be unconstitutional.

[Jim Noble]

>>I thought that the war powers act covered this area<<

The "War Powers Act" is unconstitutional.

There are (at least two) "war powers". The first, the power to command the Army and the Navy, is assigned to the President in Article II, section 2 and is not subject to Congressional review. This power is sufficient to engage in combat against our enemies and the purported limitation on this power by the WPA is an obvious nullity, as it would (if taken seriously) amend Article II, section 2.

The second "war power" is the power to commit all the resources of the nation to victory. This power is assigned to Congress in Article I, section 8. The President cannot commit the resources of the nation to victory, because he can only command such armed forces as Congress has designated and provided for. To pretend, as Lyndon Johnson did, that his role as CINC allowed him to act in the name of the nation, is a fraud and would in effect amend Article I, section 8.

We must demand that Congress declare war in our name. Only We the People have the power to do this, and we delegated it to Congress in 1788.

Let's roll.