...President as Commander- in-Chief is constitutionally empowered to exercise armed force pursuant to "(3) a national emergency created by attack upon the...territories or possessions, or its armed forces." This was explicitly reiterated in the Committee reports. The House Committee Report said: "...(T)he...

...involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by circumstances, are exercised only pursuant to (I) a declaration of war, (2) specific statutory authorization,...States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.4 The State Department legal adviser: Besides the three situations listed in subsection 2(c)...

...commander-in-chief "only" pursuant to three situations: a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its 28. War Powers, S. Kept. 93-220, 93 Cong, i sess. (GPO, 1973), p. 27. 29. Letter from Herbert Kaufman...

...failed military policy in Vietnam, Congress passed the War Powers Act which says in pertinent part: "The constitutional powers of the President as Commander...territories or possessions, or its armed forces. ' The President has moved some 230,000 troops to the Persian Gulf, and plans to increase this number by 240,000...

...Resolution in 1973. That law states: The constitutional powers of the President as Commanderin-Chief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities,...States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces.5 Even if you believe, as I do, that Congress unwisely acquiesced in President Truman's unconstitutional...

...government to enact, it has the force of law in the United States. But is it within that authority? 235 specific statutory authorization, or (3) a national...its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. On the basis of this argumentative assertion of constitutional law, the Resolution purports to require...

...forces into hostilities only pursuant to a declaration of war, specific statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by attack upon the United States, its territories, or its armed forces. In his notification to Congress, the President noted that he was providing the report...

...to a declaration of war, "specific" statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by an attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. It will be noted at once that this attempt at restatement omits any reference to treaties and the role...

...to a declaration of war, "specific" statutory authorization, or a national emergency created by an attack upon the United States, its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. It will be noted at once that this attempt at restatement omits any reference to treaties and the role...

...department or officer thereof. (c) The constitutional powers of the President as Commander-inChief to introduce United States Armed Forces into hostilities,...its territories or possessions, or its armed forces. CONSULTATION SEC. 3. The President in every possible instance shall consult with Congress before introducing...