Question: Does Congress have the authority to force the President to withdraw troops deployed

[jcmaine72]

within (or without) our borders? I'm thinking that forcing the TrumpenFuhrer to stop this lunacy along our southern border should be a top priority if (hopefully, when) we win back the House and/or Senate on Tuesday.

[politicaljunkie41910]

1. Congress has the authority in that they provide the funding for this and all activities. They could

just deny the appropriation which would pay for the cost of the deployment, the cost of feeding and housing they troops there, etc.

[jcmaine72]

2. Okay, great. Thanks for the info!

I hope they opt to do that then. I really do.

[MineralMan]

3. No, but they can withhold funds, although that's a bit tricky.

Individual actions are not directly funded, in most cases, so the military can pay for things like this out of other budget areas, like, say, "training."

Bottom line is that the President is the "Commander-in-Chief." Pretty much what he says is what the military does, even if grudgingly and arguing against it.

[Bengus81]

4. Hell...I hope he sends 20,000 troops down there......

The more he sends the more RIDICULOUS it will look. I've heard that the caravan is now down to 4,000+??

[northoftheborder]

5. The immigration problem is not going to be solved without Congress taking action to....

....change the laws and policies.