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Originally Posted by IllTestYourGirls
Which vote was that? Because even the court ruling up holding the Iraq resolution does not say the president has the right to go to war wherever and whenever he sees fit.
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Actually the President has always had the power to engage our military anywhere any time he chooses to...without any prior consent of Congress. The Congress placed certain limitations upon a Presidents authority in 1973.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_Powers_Resolution