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Bush, Congress Could Face Confrontation on Issue of War Powers
by KEARNEY | February 16, 2007 at 12:32 am | 352 views | 15 comments
Bush, Congress Could Face Confrontation on Issue of War PowersPresident's Allies See Possible Challenges in Proposals Placing Restrictions on Funding for Iraq
By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, February 16, 2007; Page A05
President Bush has not been shy about asserting robust powers for the presidency in waging war, but lately he has seemed to concede that Congress has a role to play as well. Lawmakers, he has indicated, are within their rights to try to cap total deployments or limit where troops can go in Iraq.
"They have the right to try to use the power of the purse to determine policy," the president told editors of the Wall Street Journal recently, in an interview that took some of his strongest conservative supporters by surprise.
Sen. Arlen Specter said Bush has changed his stance on war powers and is accepting Congress's role.
Sen. Arlen Specter said Bush has changed his stance on war powers and is accepting Congress's role. (By Haraz N. Ghanbari -- Associated Press)
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For a president who has asserted broad executive authority to conduct aggressive interrogations of detainees and electronic surveillance of terrorism suspects without a court warrant, such comments may reflect as much pragmatism as any serious legal analysis. White House aides concede they are not interested in unduly antagonizing lawmakers at a time they need all the help they can get on Capitol Hill.
But as the debate in Congress shifts from nonbinding resolutions of disapproval for adding troops in Iraq to attaching conditions on funding for the war, a constitutional clash between the legislative and executive branches may be inevitable, say lawmakers and legal scholars with close ties to the administration.
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at 00:34 on February 16th, 2007
Pelosi: Bush Lacks Power to Invade Iran
Forbes, NY -
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DAVID ESPO 02.15.07, 7:37 PM ET. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said
Thursday that President Bush lacks the authority to invade Iran without
specific ...
at 00:38 on February 16th, 2007
What are president's powers to wage a losing war?
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - Feb 13, 2007
The founders, keenly aware of the political problems during the long George III reign, clearly wanted war powers divided. They gave Congress (Article 1, ...
at 00:41 on February 16th, 2007
What War Powers Does the President Have? - Dahlia Lithwick - Slate ...President George W. Bush characterizes the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon as "acts of war." What legal and constitutional powers does ...
www.slate.com/id/1008290 - 35k - Feb 14, 2007
at 00:42 on February 16th, 2007
War Powers Resolution of 1973Original text of the 1973 War Powers Resolution.
www.policyalmanac.org/world/archive/war_powers_resolution.shtml - 27k -
at 00:43 on February 16th, 2007
GOP senator challenges Bush on war powers - CNN.comA Senate Republican on Tuesday directly challenged President Bush's declaration that "I am the decision-maker" on issues of war.
www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/30/war.powers.ap/index.html - 49k - Feb 14, 2007 -
at 00:45 on February 16th, 2007
FOXNews.com - Lawmakers in Battle Over War Powers on Iraq ...Lawmakers in Battle Over War Powers on Iraq, The new Democratic-led Congress is on a collision course with the White House over how far lawmakers can or ...
www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,248398,00.html - 51k - Feb 14, 2007
at 00:51 on February 16th, 2007
FindLaw's Writ - Dorf: What are the "Inherent" Powers of the President? How the Bush Administration
... and those inherent Presidential powers that are exclusive powers--unregulable by Congress. The ... of his Cabinet. Concurrent War ...
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20060213.html
at 00:52 on February 16th, 2007
FindLaw's Writ - Dean: Leading Experts Say Congress Must Stop An Attack on Iran Is That Constitution
... executive aggrandizement. . . . In war, the honours and ... It is in war, finally, that laurels are to ...
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dean/20070209.html
at 01:05 on February 16th, 2007
Iraq Renews Historic Tensions Between President and US Congress Over Power to Wage...
... In the past, Congress has used its war powers to cut off or limit funding for the war in Vietnam, as well as conflicts in Somalia, Bosnia ...
www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/lib...iraq-070131-voa03.htm - 19KB - 2007.01.31
at 01:07 on February 16th, 2007
Senior Republican Says Bush Must Confer On Iraq
... Specter's remarks came during a Senate hearing on the war powers of the U.S. Congress ...
www.globalsecurity.org/wmd/lib...aq-070131-rferl01.htm - 15KB - 2007.01.31 -
at 01:10 on February 16th, 2007
Video: Recent US actions could signal Iran conflict, despite White House denials;...
... The Constitution of the United States declares that, while the Commander in Chief has the power to conduct wars, only Congress has the power to authorize them ...
www.globalsecurity.org/org/new...0112-iran-actions.htm - 13KB - 2007.01.12
at 01:16 on February 16th, 2007
Who Decides on War With Iran? - by Doug BandowAnother contention is that the president has some unspecified, ill-defined "foreign affairs power" that reduces the explicit war powers clause to a nullity. ...
www.antiwar.com/bandow/?articleid=10052
at 01:16 on February 16th, 2007
s Congress Relevant with Regards to War?, by Rep. Ron Paul
www.antiwar.com/paul/paul49.html
at 01:17 on February 16th, 2007
An Imperial Presidency Based on Constitutional Quicksand - by Ivan Eland...Thus, the framers, contrary to conventional wisdom, gave most of the war powers to Congress. The legislature has the power to declare war, raise and support ...
www.antiwar.com/article.php?articleid=8364
at 01:25 on February 16th, 2007
War Against Iran, April 2006 - by Jorge HirschThe Bush administration now officially acknowledges that the issue with Iran arises ... The War Powers Resolution encourages the president to consult with ...
antiwar.com/hirsch/?articleid=8788