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avram ([personal profile] avram) wrote in [personal profile] solarbird 2007-02-14 01:38 am (UTC)

Except that has argument is still ridiculous. The War Powers Act requires the President to consult with Congress when US armed forces are involved in hostilities even when there isn't a declared war. That's why Nixon vetoed it back in '73, and that's why Cheney says the Act is an unconstitutional infringement on Presidential powers. In other words, the Act restricts Presidential powers, it doesn't expand them.

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