From the question phrasing, it sounds like the military was deployed "used" when the individual WAS president.
I don't think it would be Grant, since Grant LED the army and didn't "use" it. It could be argued Lincoln used it, since the military would've been an extension of domestic/foreign policy - which only the Executive can set. Q said words matter, which is why I'm nitpicking this.
Abraham Lincoln, for starters. But there's more. A good substack series to look at is by SLAG: https://slagfa.substack.com/ . Scroll down to the bottom for the earliest ones.I read another article that talked about Lincoln and his powers during the Civil War, but I don't recall who wrote it.
Which president was Q referring to?
From the question phrasing, it sounds like the military was deployed "used" when the individual WAS president.
I don't think it would be Grant, since Grant LED the army and didn't "use" it. It could be argued Lincoln used it, since the military would've been an extension of domestic/foreign policy - which only the Executive can set. Q said words matter, which is why I'm nitpicking this.
Abraham Lincoln, for starters. But there's more. A good substack series to look at is by SLAG: https://slagfa.substack.com/ . Scroll down to the bottom for the earliest ones.I read another article that talked about Lincoln and his powers during the Civil War, but I don't recall who wrote it.
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