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Re: Pepper sprayed for public safety.
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Originally Posted by Adder
It's difficult, but Wonk's right that he can do it. He's commander in chief and the chief executive. He can move them to the brink at Levinworth and start putting them on trial and there is nothing Congress can do to stop him.
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I don't usually respond to the same post twice, but isn't this like saying, "He's commander in chief and the chief executive. He can declare war on Uzbekistan and there is nothing Congress can do to stop him." Uh, no. Congress has the enumerated power to declare wars (and appropriate money), not the President. On some level, what happens in a constitutional crisis is a political question, but let's not kid ourselves about the law. I don't think the President should disregard the separation of powers just because Congress has done something I really disagree with.
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