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On Congressional War Powers.

Article I Section 8 (The Constitution of the United States)

"The Congress shall have Power To .....

.....declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;....."

On Executive War Powers

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;..."

http://www.archives.gov/national-archives-experience/charters/constitution_transcript.html

http://www.law.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/conlaw/warandtreaty.htm

On Founding Fathers War Powers

http://warandlaw.homestead.com/files/foundin2.html

On Lincoln War Powers

"Hence, Lincoln regarded the Civil War, from the viewpoint of law, strictly as a local insurrection, rather than a declared war between two sovereign and equal nations."

http://www.bookrags.com/research/lincoln-abraham-aaw-02/

I believe FDR stated in his day of infamy speech that "a state of war exists between the United States and Japan", having received such declaration from Japan and before Congress made a formal declaration, and Germany also declared war on the US before congress had a chance to do likewise.

Only five wars have ever had an established "Declaration of War" by congress, The War of 1812, The Mexican-American War, The Spanish-American War, WWI, WWII (Eleven separate declarations for each enemy nation).

The Civil War (War Between the States) was considered an insurrection.

Jefferson's Barbary War was accepted as a state of war as Morrocco,
Tunis and Algiers all committed "act of war" against interests of the US.
This is seen as the precedence for the executive, "Commander in Chief" war powers by many observers.

In the end the use of the Military in the defense of our National Interest by the Commander in Chief can be limited by the Congress, the lack of a formal Declaration of War does not in and of itself limit the executive war powers.

cbc

[bucheon bum]

anyhoo. I read the whole article. I like Hegel, and he seems pretty bright, other than his defense for the war on drugs. He had a weak argument (it's the law, which needs to be followed, and drugs ruin people).