Stature at Stake "He really wants Congressional consent here," said Ron Tipton, vice president of government affairs of the National Audubon Society.

Mr. Clinton did something worse than just go to war without public or Congressional consent.

In the Senate, he has argued for many years that Presidents are obliged to get Congressional consent before committing United States troops abroad.

Presidents in recent years have frequently justified sending troops abroad without obtaining Congressional consent by claiming that consultation would compromise military operations.

But does the president have the constitutional authority to exercise this power without first obtaining Congressional consent?

The rest will require some degree of Congressional consent.

Congressional consent came with the Act of June 28, 1834.

He has asserted that any attempt by the Administration to apply its interpretation without Congressional consent would undermine the Senate's role in the making of treaties and could provoke a "constitutional confrontation."

The proposal, part of the largest foreign arms sale ever was not received warmly on Capitol Hill where Congressional consent was required.

In regard to the second question, Miller pondered the nature of Congressional consent.