Pros And Cons Of War Power Of Government

Regarding executive powers, and more specifically, war powers, the US Constitution states, “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 any Subject relating to the Duties of their respective Offices”. Furthermore, it states, “He shall have Power, by and with the Advice and Consent of the Senate, to make Treaties…. And appoint Ambassadors”. The President’s war powers are rather vague and open-ended as the question states, but some may argue that now, because of the War Powers Resolution of 1973, this

Hamilton explains that foreign policy is better regulated in the executive branch because it has the ability to make quick decisions in a fraction of the time it would take congress to make the decision is crucial. Congress is purposely designed by the Framers to be slow and tedious because that is what lawmaking requires. But, foreign policy can be unprecedented at times and in emergent situations, quick decisions are necessary therefore by giving the power to one person, exactly that can be done regardless of how dangerous it may be to let one person make such a powerful decision. Cornell’s website went in depth about emergency situations, “The Constitution does not expressly grant the President additional powers in times of national emergency. However, many scholars think that the Framers implied these powers because the structural design of the Executive Branch enables it to act faster than the Legislative Branch. Because the Constitution remains silent on the issue, the courts cannot grant the Executive Branch these powers when it tries to wield them. The courts will only recognize a right of the Executive Branch to use emergency powers if Congress has granted such powers to the President”. They