Restoring the Balance: War Powers in an Age of Terror


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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≪/i> 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.
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Seth Weinberger's Restoring the Balance: War Powers in An Age of Terror is a must for anyone with strong opinions about U.S prosecution of the "war on terror." This wonderful book is a lucid guide to the vexing tensions among courts, Congress, and the President in protecting both the national defense and civil liberties. Weinberger, a rare mix of hawk and libertarian, presents a theory that gives broad powers to the President to deploy and manage troops on foreign battlefields, but reserves for Congress the responsibility and power to determine the legal status of individuals within U.S. borders. This book is a cool and composed island of good sense in the sea of strident partisanship on the war on terror. Don't miss it.Soupie Selas
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