The Document Formerly Known as the Constitution

Several key members of our Congress seem to be of the impression that Congress has the ability to remove the "Commander-in-Chief" role of the Executive branch and place it squarely upon the oversized heads in Congress - despite what the Constitution says. According to them, it is they that are able to command our military through committees and political posturing - not the President. Indeed, apparently the President has no power at all when it comes to the military save one thing: the sole power to accept responsibility for defeat. And that is exactly what the President will face responsibility for when the Middle East erupts into chaos as a result of the soon-to-be proposed resolution by Sen. Russell Feingold (D-WI) to defund the military's presence in Iraq within 6 months. This to be done regardless of the resolution's strategic merit. It will not be Russ Feingold who faces the heat for the eventual defeat in Iraq as a result of his bill, it will be President Bush whose "failed policies" caused the defeat.