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Can the president declare war himself or does he have to go through congress?

April 26, 2017America declare north politics president U.S. United War

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Can the president declare war himself or does he have to go through congress?

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The President does not have the power to declare war. Only an act of Congress can result in the declaration of war. The Patriot Act does not change that.

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The President has to go through Congress to declare war. He does not, however, to instate a ‘police action’, and just start calling it a war two or three months in. I’m not sure what powers the Partriot Act gives the President now though…

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