Posted: January 2nd, 2016

What branch of government should have control over issues of national security (e.g., sending troops into combat, air strikes, covert operations, etc.)

What branch of government should have control over issues of national security (e.g., sending troops into combat, air strikes, covert operations, etc.)? Support your answer with references to the constitutional text and history, the opinions of our Founders, Supreme Court cases, and relevant Biblical principles.

Reference the book: Read the following in the book National Security Law, by Dycus, Berney, Banks, Raven-Hansen (5th Ed.): 1313-1317 (the Constitution), 7-60, 67-78, 79 notes 1-2, 91-102, 105-111, 114-120, 123-136, 142-149.