As President Biden faces the challenges posed by China, Iran, North Korea and Russia, it is worth examining the “war powers” wielded by the executive pursuant to both Article II and related legislation and whether the current limitations on the executive make us genuinely safer.
They do not.
Under Article II of the Constitution, the president is identified as “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.” This clause has remained perpetually at odds with Congress’ Article I power to “declare war” and with legislation known as the War Powers Resolution.
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