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As a response to the war on terror, the president has defended his increase of power with Article 1 Section 8 of th constitution. He believes that it is necessary to be the dominant branch during this time to successfully pull out the country from conflict without tedious and time consuming protocols that must be met by the other two branches but which can be avoided through his.

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