Constitution Quote by Barack Obama

The president does not have power under the Constitution to unilaterally authorize a military attack in a situation that does not involve stopping an…

— Barack Obama

The President can exercise no power which cannot be fairly and reasonably traced to some specific grant of power in the Federal Constitution or…

— William Howard Taft

The president doesn't order the military to seize political opponents. He doesn't order his intelligence community to lie about national security for political purposes.…

— Kathleen Troia McFarland

No power but Congress can declare war, but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may…

— Daniel Webster

Are there any military actions that the president of the United States may not order on his own authority? If so, what are they?…

— Andrew Bacevich

No power but Congress can declare war; but what is the value of this constitutional provision, if the President of his own authority may…

— Daniel Webster

I do not believe the President requires any additional authorization from the Congress before committing US forces to achieve our objectives in the Gulf.

— Dick Cheney

Not every threat to America's national interests can be addressed with military power.

— Richard N. Haass

Our firm view is that the president has no legal authority, none whatsoever, to commit American troops to war in the Persian Gulf or…

— George J. Mitchell

Under our Constitution, military leaders have no choice but to endorse the president's decision after giving him their best advice.

— Robert Kagan

The authority to declare war rests in Congress, not in an out-of-control president.

— Ted Cruz

The President never intends to get into any kind of war situation. He gets carried away by events.

— Alan Alda