Question

As governor of new york, andrew cuomo has decided he will take the ny national guard and invade canada. Can he do that? ______________ where is it addressed (article & section)?

Answer 1

No, the Governor of New York cannot invade Canada with the National Guard, as the power to declare war is reserved for the President and Congress, under Article I, Section 8 and Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

No, as Governor of New York, Andrew Cuomo does not have the authority to take the New York National Guard and invade Canada. The action of invading another country is a power reserved for the federal government, specifically the President of the United States, with the consent of Congress. This is addressed in the U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, which grants Congress the power to declare war, and Article II, Section 2, which designates the President as the Commander-in-Chief of the military. The use of the National Guard for state purposes, such as responding to severe weather or civil unrest, is within the gubernatorial powers, but deploying troops for offensive military actions against another sovereign nation is not.

Answer 2

Andrew Cuomo, in his capacity as the governor of New York does not possess the power to declare war on Canada as this is not in his jurisdiction.

Article 1, Section 8 of the U. S. Constitution expresses that just Congress has the power to announce war, in spite of the fact that it doesn't indicate the manner by which this war must be pronounced. The Doe v. Bush judicial resolution though reasoned that an approval does the trick to fulfill this prerequisite and that a formal statement was not required.