“I have strong faith that President Bush will destroy Iran nukes and probably all their military infrastructures before his term ends. The President of the United States hold 2/3 of power in the US, and we are very fortunate for that.”
How is GWB gonna LEGALLY attack Iran w/o the consent of Congress? If he did, even the Pubs would vote for his impeachment & removal.
2/3s of the power? I don’t know how you figure that, unless one of the other 2 branches of gov’t has no power at all. Check your math & the Constitution.
It requires 2/3 of each houses of Congress to vote for a bill to overcome a Presidential veto. Thus the President has 2/3 of power when it comes to running the US government.
The notion that the Commander in Chief requires permission from Congress to protect the country is nonsense. Even the so called "War Powers Act" allows the President to commence hostilities, but requires a report to Congress within a certain time. The Congress is always free to cut off funding.
But I agree that in General Congress is the most powerful branch, or would be if the Constitution were still followed, just not in Foreign Affairs.
Commander in Chief. He just picks up the phone and bombs drop.
“How is GWB gonna LEGALLY attack Iran w/o the consent of Congress? If he did, even the Pubs would vote for his impeachment & removal”
Bush has power to initiate attacks on any country he chooses without Congressional approval. I speculate those three carriers off the coast of Iran aren’t there for simply show. Problem is, once you attack Iran with airpower you only slow their progress down and then you provide them with a justification to attack us with a nuclear weapon in the not so distant future. Of course, this will happen either way in my opinion so may as well enjoy a bit more life before WWIII...