...Alexander Hamilton, a proponent of broad presidential power, argued that the president's authority "would amount to nothing more than the supreme command...as first General and Admiral of the Confederacy." 4 The constitutionality of any treaty committing the United States to use armed force would be doubtful....

...of the nation behind the war effort. Corwin agrees that the Framers viewed this clause as bestowing "nothing more than the supreme command and direction...as first General and Admiral of the Confederacy." The monumental change he attributes to Lincoln: "The sudden emergence of the 'Commander-in-Chief clause...

...nation as by legislative provision may be called into the actual service of the Union. . . . [The power] of the British king extends to the declaring of war...raising and regulating of fleets and armies— all which, by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature. . . . The President...

...nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it. It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command...and direction of the military and naval forces, as the first general and admiral of the confederacy; while that of the British king extends to the declaring...

...nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it. It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command...the RAISING and REGULATING of fleets and armies, all which, by the Constitution under consideration, would appertain to the legislature." As shown by Hamilton,...

...certainly would agree: writing in Federalist 69, he observed that the Commander in Chief authority 'would amount to nothing more than the supreme command...and naval forces as first General and admiral of the Confederacy."1 The Supreme Court seemed to hold the same view. Commenting on the power conferred upon...

...explained, the President's military authority would be "much inferior" to that of the British King: "It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the military and naval Cite as: 542 US _(2i)iH) 17 SCALtA, J., dissc iiting forces, as first general and admiral of the confederacy:...

...nominally the same with that of the King of Great-Britain, but in substance much inferior to it. It would amount to nothing more than the supreme command...the raising and regulating of fleets and armies; all which by the Constitution under consideration would appertain to the Legislature. 78 At the end of...

...nothing more than the supreme command and direction of the land and naval forces... while that ofthe British King extends to the declaring of war and to...fleets and armies; all of which by the Constitution would appertain of the legislature.5 Military adventures, more than any other government activity,...

...although "nominally the same," it was "in substance much inferior," amounting "to nothing more than supreme command and direction of the military and naval forces, as first general and admiral of the Confederacy."93 Some in the convention did not want the president ever to take the field to command...