The President, part of the executive branch, is the commander and chief of the military. Congress though has the power to declare war and to decide how the country's money is spent. This is called The Power of the Purse. Many times throughout history the President has wanted to go to war or make changes to an on going war, but Congress has stopped them. Even today many people think the President is unfit just by himself to dictate how a war is run. These people tend to think that Congress should use it powers to stop the spending spree that we are currently on. On the other hand, some people think that the President should have the power to run a war without the interference of Congress.
I believe that Congress should have the power to make decisions about war because there is more than onbe person in Congress. If only the President made decisions he could become corrupt with power, which is why we have checks and balances. Many people think the same as I do, for example http://www.freecongress.org/ this group believes in Congress's power. It is called the Free Congress Foundation.
Issue Two Lucas Beireis:http://beireis.blogspot.com/2010/10/issue-2-spending-what-we-can-afford.html
Issue Three Andrew Strater: http://astrater.blogspot.com/2010/10/issue-3-social-insecurity.html
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