What are the Enumerated Powers of the President?

I saw this wonderful article by our good friend Publius Huldah reposted today--very important with what is going on today!

The President’s Enumerated Powers, Rulemaking by Executive Agencies, & Executive Orders

 By Publius Huldah  Tuesday, August 30, 2011, Canada Free Press

On election night, November 2, 2010, Rep. John Boehner said in his victory speech:

...While our new majority will serve as your voice in the people’s House, we must remember it is the president who sets the agenda for our government. ... [emphasis added]

Next morning, Ezra Klein commented in the Cult of the President lives on:

I’d like Boehner to show us where in the Constitution it says that the president sets the agenda for the government. (http://voices.washingtonpost.com/ezra-klein/2010/11/the_cult_of_the_president_live.html)

But Boehner is not as astute as Ezra Klein, and does not know that it is our Constitution which sets the “agenda” for the federal government. The agenda the Constitution sets restricts the federal government to war, international relations & commerce; and domestically, the establishment of an uniform commercial system: a monetary system based on gold & silver, weights & measures, patents & copyrights, a bankruptcy code, and mail delivery (Art. I, Sec. 8, cls.1-16). ¹

^{READ THIS EXCELLENT ARTICLE HERE!}

The President’s Power to Wage War

Learn more about what the Constitution says about the President's powers!

Constitution Club

by Keith Broaders

If the President believes there is sufficient justification to invade another country, his action could appropriate or it could be a costly mistake. The decision to wage war should not be left for one man to decide.

The Constitution says that the President is the Commander in Chief when he is called into service by Congress. This means that he is not the Commander in Chief when he has not been called into service by a Congressional declaration of war.

Those that assume that the President has the authority to invade other nations without being authorized by Congress to do so are sadly mistaken.

 

PLEASE READ THE ENTIRE ARTICLE: http://constitutionclub.ning.com/profiles/blogs/the-presiident-s-powertowage-war?xg_source=msg_mes_network