The president has no power to declare or "undeclare" war. He does command the military forces, so I suppose he could stop prosecuting a war, but to do so could risk impeachment for dereliction of duty if Congress declares war.
No, Article I, Section 8 gives the power to declare war to Congreee only. While the President is Commander in Chief of the armed forces, he has no power to "declare war."
The last thing the Framers of the US Constitution was to prevent a US president the power that was assigned to the British king, which was at the time, the power to declare a war. Thus Article I gives to the US Senate the sole power of declaring war. Even the strong Federalist, Alexander Hamilton agreed to this. The problem would be, however, that the Senate, the President and the "monied" House of Representatives, would be confronted with various types of "war" situations.
Congress has the power to declare war not the President.
According to the Constitution...The President does not have any power to declare war. That power was given exclusively to the Congress. This was meant to keep the President in check.If that power was given to or allowed to be executed by the President, he would become a Dictator in due time, once he realized the power he had. He could declare a war, attack anyone he chose with his army, and take over the country/world.The President can ask Congress for a Declaration of War, but the Congress is supposed to vote on declaring that war or not.Unfortunately these days the whole process works backwards, only because "we the people" let it happen. The President attacks a country, then asks Congress to declare the war. He gives himself controlling powers that were not delegated to him by the Constitution.Sounds like the beginning of a dictatorship to me!
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the Legislative Branch can declair war. The President does not have the power to do so!
He doesnt have the power to declare war!
The power to declare war.
President Polk.
President or the governor
I believe that the most important power granted to the president is the power of deciding on whether or not to keep the war overseas going. I think that the country doesn't understand that in order to stop the war, it has to go beyond the president.