Over the past couple of weeks President Jane Dove of the United States has faced a potential Secession from the South Western States of the United States, these States are: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Colorado and Nevada. These States called themselves Nuevo Aztlan under Dr. Fonseca leadership, who master minded the secession plot in 2032 against the United States of America. It is obvious that this was a test to the first female president of the United States war-making and emergency powers under the United States constitution without consulting congress first, who have the explicit powers to declare war.
More importantly, being a Legal counsel for President Jane Dove, it is imperative to objectively review her actions during …show more content…
It the president constitutional duty to defense the United States of America against insurrection/rebellion. Although the power of war-making was controversy at the constitution convention. The framers of the constitution debated intensely that Congress should be charged with the responsibility of war-making. After their intense deliberation, they settled on giving Congress the power to declare war; creating a room for the President as commander in chief to use military force to response to any aggression intend to undermines the security well-being of the nation without consulting.
On the contrary, critics and oppositions of Dove’s administration will argue that the president action to wage war on the seceding States violate the constitution of the United States of America. According to Art I sec 8, cl “congress shall have the power to declare War, grant letters of marque and reprisal and make rules concerning captures on land and water”. The founding fathers enshrined this law in the constitution to safeguard the presidential power to wage war or initiate war in foreign …show more content…
The president has no right to unilaterally wage war without congress approval. It is understood that congress was on recess when the incident of secession arises, nonetheless the president should have called congress to an emergency session and brief them of what is unfolding. Throughout the civil war the president Dove deliberately failed to ask congress for permission.
I fervently accept and respect the oppositions’ criticism and arguments about the president unilateral decision to wage war on those seceding states. But I will note the civil war of 1861 Abraham Lincoln didn 't consult congress before wagging war on the Southern States. Lincoln used expansive power before consulting congress. While it is true the constitution empowers Congress to declare war, but the president’s power to order the military into armed conflict in foreign countries has been repeatedly exercised by numerous presidents of the United
More importantly, being a Legal counsel for President Jane Dove, it is imperative to objectively review her actions during …show more content…
It the president constitutional duty to defense the United States of America against insurrection/rebellion. Although the power of war-making was controversy at the constitution convention. The framers of the constitution debated intensely that Congress should be charged with the responsibility of war-making. After their intense deliberation, they settled on giving Congress the power to declare war; creating a room for the President as commander in chief to use military force to response to any aggression intend to undermines the security well-being of the nation without consulting.
On the contrary, critics and oppositions of Dove’s administration will argue that the president action to wage war on the seceding States violate the constitution of the United States of America. According to Art I sec 8, cl “congress shall have the power to declare War, grant letters of marque and reprisal and make rules concerning captures on land and water”. The founding fathers enshrined this law in the constitution to safeguard the presidential power to wage war or initiate war in foreign …show more content…
The president has no right to unilaterally wage war without congress approval. It is understood that congress was on recess when the incident of secession arises, nonetheless the president should have called congress to an emergency session and brief them of what is unfolding. Throughout the civil war the president Dove deliberately failed to ask congress for permission.
I fervently accept and respect the oppositions’ criticism and arguments about the president unilateral decision to wage war on those seceding states. But I will note the civil war of 1861 Abraham Lincoln didn 't consult congress before wagging war on the Southern States. Lincoln used expansive power before consulting congress. While it is true the constitution empowers Congress to declare war, but the president’s power to order the military into armed conflict in foreign countries has been repeatedly exercised by numerous presidents of the United