times of war Americans often readily give more power to the president, but once the

crisis is over the public then becomes concerned with whether they have created an office

that has become imperial. The office of the president has become increasingly more

powerful over the last 50-60 years. Even though the power to declare war and send US

troops into war belonged to Congress there have many presidents who have chosen to

disregard that point and enter our country into war. Recent history has shown that there

have been several occasions when the president has taken upon himself to deploy troops

or order attacks, without even as much as consulting Congress. One president was able to

trick the Congress into entering into war, and still others have informed Congress after the

In 1950, President Harry Truman dispatched troops to South Korea after it had

been invaded by Communist North Korea, without a declaration of war from Congress.

Facing re-election in 1964, President Lyndon Johnson, wanting to be seen as taking a hard

stance on Communism entered a war he never really supported in the first place. In

President are motivated primarily by a desire to carry out his wishes, whatever

true line-item veto would take a Constitutional amendment and the 82 times that Clinton

acknowledged positions, it embarks on a perilous course. Subordinates of any

clearly against US policy. The Iran-Contra episode involved extensive lawbreaking,

Iran for the release of hostages. Reagan and Bush had agreed to send arms(missiles)

bodies and sent to the President where he can sign or veto the bill. Anything less,

Reagan's presidency, President George Bush also sent troops to foreign soil without the

item veto, said: "In the history of the Constitution there has never come before us an issue

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