WE WILL FOLLOW THE STORY ON THE

POLITICAL FRONT.

ON THE IRAN STRIKE AND TESTIFIED

TONIGHT AND THAT SHE WILL TRY TO

PRESIDENT DEL MICHAEL LIMIT

WHERE POWER AND HE SAYS THE TWIT

WHERE POWER AND HE SAYS THE TWIR

POSTS ARE ALL THEY NEED.

THAT BATTLE COULD EVENTUALLY END

NOW.

>> WHEN IT COMES TO WORK, THE

CONSTITUTION HAS CONFLICTING

MESSAGES.

ARTICLE TWO SECTION TWO STATES

"THE PRESIDENT SHALL BE

COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMY

AND NAVY OF THE UNITED STATES."

THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF HAS

LIMITS AND ARTICLE ONE AND

SECTION 8 SAYS "CONGRESS ALONE

HAS THE POWER TO DECLARE WAR."

AS TENSIONS WITH IRAN REACH A

BOILING POINT, THE

INTERPRETATIONS OF THE

PRESIDENT'S POWER IS UP FOR

DEBATE IN THE CITY THAT

RELATIVES THE TERM.

>> THE PRESIDENT HAS EVERY

AUTHORITY HE NEEDED AS COMMANDER

IN CHIEF TO DO THE RIGHT

DECISION BECAUSE AMERICAN LIVES

WERE AT STAKE.

>> PRESIDENT SAID I HAD 52

TARGETS ON MICHAEL AFTER THEM, I

MIGHT DO IT DISPROPORTIONALLY I

MIGHT GO AFTER CULTURAL SITES

AND THAT IS WAR.

IF THAT IS NOT A RESPONSE TO A

IMMINENT THREAT.

>> YESTERDAY, PRESIDENT PUT OUT

THIS TWEET ANNOUNCING THAT HIS

POTENTIAL PLAN TO STRIKE AROUND.

OPEN TO MIKE "SEARCH

LEGAL REQUIRE IS NOT REQUIRED."

SCOTT ANDERSON SERVED UNDER

PRESIDENT OBAMA AND WAS THE

ADVISOR IN BAGHDAD.

>> HE COORDINATED AT ALL WITH

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS.

OF THE ENTIRE AND MOST RATIONS

HAVE GENERALLY DONE SO TO SOME

EXTENT.

OF >> ANDERSON SAID THE

PRESIDENT AND HIS TEAM STILL

HAVE THE UPPER HAND IN MANY

SITUATIONS.

>> THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH HAS A

HUGE AMOUNT OF DISCRETION AND

PRACTICALLY AND HOW THEY

INTERPRETED BOTH THE OWN

CONSTITUTIONAL AUTHORITY AND

STATUTES THAT CONGRESS MIGHT

PASS TO GIVE IT ADDITIONAL

AUTHORITY FOR MILITARY FORCE.

>> A WORLD WAR II MARKS THE LAST

TIME CONGRESS OFFICIALLY

DECLARED WAR.

IN 1973, CONGRESS PASSED THE WAR

POWERS RESOLUTION WHICH REQUIRES

THE PRESIDENT TO NOTIFY CONGRESS

WITHIN 48 HOURS OF SENDING

TROOPS INTO HOSTILE TERRITORY.

FOLLOWING THE 9/11 ATTACKS,

CONGRESS PASSED THE

AUTHORIZATION FOR USE OF

MILITARY FORCE GIVING THE

PRESIDENT BROAD AUTHORITY IN

SPECIFIC CASES.

THE AUMF AS IT'S KNOWN, USED 41

TIMES IN 18 COUNTRIES.

THE SUPREME COURT NEVER RAILED

DIRECTLY ON THE PRESIDENTS

WORKHORSE BEFORE AND LEGAL

EXPERTS SAY THAT WAS BY THE SIGN

TO KEEP HIM OUT OF THE FIGHT AND