Congress is appointed, but the commander has to relinquish power to transfer to the new one....right?
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Congress is appointed, but the commander has to relinquish power to transfer to the new one....right?
Wrong. The president's term expires. The President is first nominated by the states through the electoral college, whose votes are counted in the Senate. The term lasts for four years and then expires whether the president wants it to or not.
One of the best things about the constitution is that it is simple: designed to be easy to read and understand by ordinary citizens.
Is that both hats or just President? Most people don't know this, but the role of Commander n Chief is EQUAL to the President, not one of the sub functions. The reason for this is the Commander in Chief might have to suspend the government in a time of grave crisis. Well if the government is suspended then so too is the President and all their sub functions which then would dissolve the Commander in Chief... well that doesn't work. So instead the Commander in Chief is it's own office EQUAL to the President, but serves separate functions that are delegated to the Combatant Commanders, arguably the real Commanders of the Armed Forces.
So while the Constitution gives us details about the President's function, the Commander in Chief is more open to interpretations...
That makes no sense. "Commander in chief" only appears in one sentence in the constitution, where it says "The President shall be the Commander in Chief ..."
If Trump is President, he's also commander in chief. If he isn't president, he's not. It's really simple, unless we've left the constitution entirely. Which could be the case: plenty of theories about that already.
Afghanistan demonstrates that Joe is functioning CiC.