Tarver Engineering wrote:



I have no such problem, Fred.

The DoD is Congressional Authority delegated to the Executive. There is no
DoD in the US Constitution.

This is Meaningless

The constitution, not congress grants the president all "executive" authority

Section 1. The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United
States of America.....

Section 2. The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the
United States, and of the militia
of the several states, when called into the actual service of the United States;
he may require the opinion, in
writing, of the principal officer in each of the executive departments, upon any
subject relating to the duties of their
respective offices, and he shall have power to grant reprieves and pardons for
offenses against the United States,
except in cases of impeachment.

The founding fathers knew exactly what they were doing. Congress had the power
to create an army and navy, but the president was its "commander". The
president gives "military" orders to subordinate commanders. He does not merely
give "policy" direction as the Prime minister did in England.

Vince