Posted by madeline on January 16, 2007, at 5:45:09
In reply to Washingtonpost: regardless of Congress, posted by sdb on January 14, 2007, at 22:22:09
As commander in chief of the military, the president has the constiutional right to send troops basically at his will.
Under the war powers act, congress has some ability to curb the president's mobilization of troops ( but I think it would take a political scholar to decide if it applies in this case).
And, as Dinah pointed out, they do control the purse strings and could stranglehold the president's plan.
If the congress were united enough they could stop this war in its tracks, they could have even potentially stopped it from even occurring.But I think the question is WILL they exercise the powers they do have to control the executive branch?
don't know
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