Presidential War Powers
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The Issue: Recent Presidents have --
on their own through declarations of "states of emergency" and with the assistance
of Congress via the War Powers Act -- expanded the role of Commander-in-Chief
of the Armed Forces to assume the power to wage limited (and not so limited)
war without the Constitutionally required explicit Declaration of War by Congress.
These wars often occur in secret, funded and/or operated by the CIA, NSA,
and other agencies not directly accountable to the People.
The Principle: The role of Commander-in-Chief,
correctly understood, confers no additional authority on the President.
Solutions: We favor a Constitutional
amendment limiting the presidential role as Commander-in-Chief to its original
meaning, namely that of the head of the armed forces in wartime.
Transitional Action: We call for the
reform of the Presidential War Powers Act to end the President's power to
initiate military action, and for the abrogation of all Presidential declarations
of "states of emergency." There must be no further secret commitments and
unilateral acts of military intervention by the Executive Branch.
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