ry such introduction shall consult regularly with the Congress until United States Armed Forces are no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from such situation.” Section 3 of War Powers Resolution is necessary for the perpetuation of democracy and its inherent system of checks and balances. (RushKoff, 1337)(Mason, 105-106) The development of executive dominant role in war making has resulted in an attempt by congress to reassert its constitutional war-making powers. The War Powers Resolution (WPR) represents congress attempt to regain a degree of involvement in the nation decision to engage in war. Decisions that presidents had made previously with little congressional participation. Under Article I, Section 8, of the Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any Department or Officer thereof. Congress is granted responsibility for caring out their powers as well as all other powers in the Constitution. This gives them the constitutional right to establish certain procedural implements for war proceedings. Thus, the central purpose of the War Powers Resolutions to restrain the president from unilaterally deploying U.S. Armed Forces. Constant with this intent, legislation imposed the president to report and consult with congress. More notably, it provides congressional supervision by permitting congress to force troop withdrawal after a statutory prescribed length of time. The War Powers Resolution does not significantly constrict the executive power to introduce military engagements. Rather it established procedural implements for the use of war power and concurrently expresses congress intent to participate as an active partner in the war decision making process as mandated in the constitution. (Mason, 154)(RushKoff, 1331-1333) The constitutional powers of the President in Klimis 3Article II, Section 2: “The President shall be Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United ...
