why do people vote for them?

Alexander Vindman, in full military uniform, during Schiff's shiffy impeachment investigation, says he was advising Ukrainian government the exact opposite to what his Commander Chief established with the Ukraine President Zelensky two weeks prior. ..

the civil war and the black west

By ruthless fighting code and given to explosive announcements, Fierce, grim-faced governed, Lane was both the  President's  Kansas Commander and powerful military figure in the Trans- Mississippi West. ..

farsnews

Nevertheless, it's US Constitution which gives political figures Washington the final say Article I empowers Congress to declare and finance wars, and Article II states that while White House may require the opinion of military officers, ultimately the President shall be Commander Chief.....

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trump administration won't rule out using 2001 war powers act to

Congress is responsible for declaring war while the president has the role of commander in chief. Legal scholars generally agree this position gives the president the authority to repel imminent threats. ..

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obituary: robert morgenthau, new york district attorney who prosecuted

., was secretary of the treasury under President Franklin D. He joined US Navy one day earning the rank of ­lieutenant commander while seeing aboard destroyers in Mediterranean and Pacific.. The year, the president named him to the prestigious post of US attorney for the..

the mahablog

The President shall be Commander Chief of Army and Navy of United States, and of Militia of States, when called into the actual Service of United States.. ..

sudanese militia commander waits in wings after

Sudanese militia commander waits in wings after president ousted . . . . . . . 7 Min Read . . . . . . . . . KHARTOUM (Reuters) - When Omar Hassan al-Bashir wanted protection from rivals during his long rule as president of Sudan, he turned to Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, a..

war powers question

The President shall be Commander Chief of Army and Navy of United States, and of Militia of States, when called into the actual Service of United States.. ..

['clause i']

The President as Commander of the Armed Forces . While the President customarily delegates supreme command of the forces in active service, there is no constitutional reason why he should do so, and he has been known to resolve personally important questions of military policy. .....

daily times

Although the Supreme Court, after much delay, ruled against both these gentlemen, no action was taken against them as they pleaded they did everything on the behest of their supreme commander and president, Ghulam Ishaq Khan. ..

frc blog

The State of the Union has been the time when the president, our Commander Chief and the leader of the world, puts Congress and the world on notice of the agenda and priorities for the nation. ..

america's deplorable state revisited

Departing White House chief of staff John Kelly told aides number of times that Trump is not up to the task of being president and commander-in-chief of America's military.. ... He dissuaded, block or divert the president on dozens of matters large and small, including his pledge..

article ii, section 2 – annenberg classroom

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; he may require the Opinion, in writing, of the principal Officer in each of the executive Departments, upon..

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mccain: give obama more war powers against isis

But the fact is we need to understand the president is the commander-in-chief, and that role I do not believe should be impinged on by the Congress.” . ... When Obama first disclosed the air strikes, administration officials said the president was relying on his authority as..

gene healy

The emergency powers Congress has handed over to the president threaten to make him commander-in-chief of U.S economy... ..

what should the u.s. do about jose padilla?

This is the situation: In his role as commander in chief, President Bush personally charges (1) that citizen Padilla is closely associated with al-Qaida; (2) that he has engaged in hostile and warlike acts to cause injury to the United States; (3) that he possesses intelligence about..

slavic republics unite, declare old union dead

The decision to liquidate the 69-year-old Communist-forged union and halt activity of all Soviet government organs came during a closed-door meeting at a Byelorussian hunting lodge near the Polish border, in the absence of Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev. . There was no immediate comment from..

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