| Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror Contributor(s): Weinberger, Seth (Author) |
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ISBN: 0313360391 ISBN-13: 9780313360398 Publisher: Praeger OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Hardcover Published: August 2009 Annotation: Since 9/11, one of the most dominant issues in American politics has been: what exactly is a war on terror and who is in charge of it? Previous books on this topic have fallen off the horse on either side: on the right, making military actions under the Bush administration equal to previous declared wars and ceding too much war-making power to the presidency or on the left, requiring congressional approval for any national security steps at all, contradicting much of American historical precedent. Weinberger presents a novel understanding of the "Declare War clause" of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8), filtering it through the "AUMFs" passed by Congress since 9/11 and concluding that the Presidency has wide latitude and autonomy in the overseas theaters, but not on the domestic front. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Constitutions - Political Science | Political Freedom - Political Science | American Government - General |
| Dewey: 342.730 |
| LCCN: 2009016482 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.1" W x 9.3" (0.97 lbs) 196 pages |
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| Publisher Description: Since 9/11, one of the most dominant issues in American politics has been: what exactly is a war on terror and who is in charge of it? Previous books on this topic have fallen off the horse on either side: on the right, making military actions under the Bush administration equal to previous declared wars and ceding too much war-making power to the presidency or on the left, requiring congressional approval for any national security steps at all, contradicting much of American historical precedent. Weinberger presents a novel understanding of the Declare War clause of the Constitution (Article 1, Section 8), filtering it through the AUMFs passed by Congress since 9/11 and concluding that the Presidency has wide latitude and autonomy in the overseas theaters, but not on the domestic front. |