by jpitney | Mar 30, 2023 | Bipartisanship, Senate, War Power
Anthony Adragna at Politico: Four years after they first linked arms — forging an unlikely alliance to claw back war powers in Iraq — Democrats’ ex-vice presidential nominee and Republicans’ former Senate campaigns chief are closing in on victory. It was...
by jpitney | Mar 2, 2020 | Congress, Separation of Powers, War Power
Rebecca Kheel at The Hill: A coalition of 20 advocacy groups from across the political spectrum are joining together to urge Congress to “restore the balance of national security powers” between itself and the executive branch. “All Americans have a stake in decisions...
by jpitney | Jan 6, 2020 | Congress, Presidency, Uncategorized, War Power
Federalist 69: The President is to be commander-in-chief of the army and navy of the United States. In this respect his authority would be nominally the same with that of the king of Great Britain, but in substance much inferior to it. It would amount to nothing more...
