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Author
Title
Presidential war power / Louis Fisher.
Edition
Third edition, revised.
Imprint
Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Copyright
©2013.
Description
xx, 355 pages ; 23 cm
Formatted Contents Note
Preface
Note on citations
Constitutional Framework:
British models
Opposing monarchical powers
Associated war powers
Repelling sudden attacks
Separating purse and sword
Commander in Chief
Scholarly analysis
Precedents From 1789 To 1900:
Indian wars
President as "sole organ"
Whiskey Rebellion
Quasi-War with France
Neutrality Act prosecutions
Little Sarah incident
Barbary wars
War of 1812
Mexican war
Bombarding Greytown
Civil war
Spanish-American war
America Steps Out: 1900-1945:
Protecting life and property
President Wilson's forays
Intervention in Nicaragua
World War I
Curtiss-Wright case
Legislative constraints in the 1930s
World War II
UN Charter And Korea:
League of Nations
Creating the UN Charter
UN Participation Act
Vandenberg Resolution
Korean War
Political repercussions
Taking Stock: 1951-1964:
Mutual security treaties
NATO's legislative history
Great Debate in 1951
Steel seizure case
Eisenhower's philosophy
Area resolutions
Kennedy reasserts executive power
Vietnam And The War Powers Resolution:
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Was there a second attack?
Escalation of the war
Free World forces
National Commitments Resolution of 1969
Disputes in the courts
War Powers Resolution
Analyzing the WPR
Efforts to amend the WPR
Military Initiatives From Ford To Bush I:
Evacuations from Southeast Asia
Mayaguez capture
Desert One rescue effort
Lebanon
Invasion of Grenada
Air strikes against Libya
Escort operations in the Persian Gulf
Panama
Gulf War
Military Actions By Clinton:
Launching missiles against Baghdad
Combat operations in Somalia
Troops to Haiti
Air strikes in Bosnia
Ground troops to Bosnia
Continued strikes against Iraq
Afghanistan and Sudan
War against Yugoslavia
George W Bush:
Preemption Doctrine
Military tribunals
Military action in Afghanistan
War against Iraq
Making the case for war
Enlisting legislative support
Unsubstantiated executive claims
Voting on the Iraq Resolution
Military operations in Iraq
Doctoring intelligence reports
Barack Obama:
Closing Guantánamo
Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq
Options in Afghanistan
Military intervention in Libya
Invoking the state secrets privilege
Electronic surveillance
Military detention without trial
Targeted killings
Covert Operations:
Seeds of secrecy
Early departures from openness
Intelligence community
Statutory controls on the CIA
Covert action in the open
Iran-Contra affair
Congressional reforms
Actions against terrorism
Restoring Checks And Balances:
Contemporary justifications
Jackson's zone of twilight
Revisiting war powers
Consultation
Forbidden legislative veto?
Compelling court action
Statutory restrictions
Thinking national interest
Appendices:
A: Framers' debate on the war power
B: Constitutional allocation of foreign affairs and the war power
C: UN Participation Act of 1945
D: 1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act
E: War Powers Resolution of 1973
Suggested readings
Index of cases
Subject index.
Note on citations
Constitutional Framework:
British models
Opposing monarchical powers
Associated war powers
Repelling sudden attacks
Separating purse and sword
Commander in Chief
Scholarly analysis
Precedents From 1789 To 1900:
Indian wars
President as "sole organ"
Whiskey Rebellion
Quasi-War with France
Neutrality Act prosecutions
Little Sarah incident
Barbary wars
War of 1812
Mexican war
Bombarding Greytown
Civil war
Spanish-American war
America Steps Out: 1900-1945:
Protecting life and property
President Wilson's forays
Intervention in Nicaragua
World War I
Curtiss-Wright case
Legislative constraints in the 1930s
World War II
UN Charter And Korea:
League of Nations
Creating the UN Charter
UN Participation Act
Vandenberg Resolution
Korean War
Political repercussions
Taking Stock: 1951-1964:
Mutual security treaties
NATO's legislative history
Great Debate in 1951
Steel seizure case
Eisenhower's philosophy
Area resolutions
Kennedy reasserts executive power
Vietnam And The War Powers Resolution:
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution
Was there a second attack?
Escalation of the war
Free World forces
National Commitments Resolution of 1969
Disputes in the courts
War Powers Resolution
Analyzing the WPR
Efforts to amend the WPR
Military Initiatives From Ford To Bush I:
Evacuations from Southeast Asia
Mayaguez capture
Desert One rescue effort
Lebanon
Invasion of Grenada
Air strikes against Libya
Escort operations in the Persian Gulf
Panama
Gulf War
Military Actions By Clinton:
Launching missiles against Baghdad
Combat operations in Somalia
Troops to Haiti
Air strikes in Bosnia
Ground troops to Bosnia
Continued strikes against Iraq
Afghanistan and Sudan
War against Yugoslavia
George W Bush:
Preemption Doctrine
Military tribunals
Military action in Afghanistan
War against Iraq
Making the case for war
Enlisting legislative support
Unsubstantiated executive claims
Voting on the Iraq Resolution
Military operations in Iraq
Doctoring intelligence reports
Barack Obama:
Closing Guantánamo
Withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq
Options in Afghanistan
Military intervention in Libya
Invoking the state secrets privilege
Electronic surveillance
Military detention without trial
Targeted killings
Covert Operations:
Seeds of secrecy
Early departures from openness
Intelligence community
Statutory controls on the CIA
Covert action in the open
Iran-Contra affair
Congressional reforms
Actions against terrorism
Restoring Checks And Balances:
Contemporary justifications
Jackson's zone of twilight
Revisiting war powers
Consultation
Forbidden legislative veto?
Compelling court action
Statutory restrictions
Thinking national interest
Appendices:
A: Framers' debate on the war power
B: Constitutional allocation of foreign affairs and the war power
C: UN Participation Act of 1945
D: 1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act
E: War Powers Resolution of 1973
Suggested readings
Index of cases
Subject index.
Summary
Overview: In this new edition of a classic and bestselling work, Louis Fisher, one of our top Constitutional scholars, updates his arguments throughout, critiques the presidential actions of William Clinton and George W. Bush, and challenges their expansion of executive power. Spanning the life of the Republic from the Revolutionary Era to the nation's post-9/11 wars, the new edition covers: New military initiatives including the Use of Force Act, the Iraq Resolution of 2002, George W. Bush's "preemption doctrine," and his order authorizing military tribunals President Clinton's overt and covert military actions in Bosnia and against Yugoslavia, Iraq, Afghanistan, and Osama bin Laden; George H. W. Bush's reasons for not pushing on to Baghdad to overthrow Saddham Hussein after Desert Storm.; Numerous Congressional initiatives, including a 1995 effort to amend the War Powers Resolution and a proposed 1998 amendment to use the power of the purse to limit presidential military initiatives; The 1998 CIA "whistle-blowing" statute; New sections on the Vandenberg Resolution of 1948, the "Little Sarah" incident of 1793, and early apparent precedents that did not make the President the "sole organ" of foreign affairs; New material on letters of marque and reprisal, the law of nations, presidential "fame," and the contributions of Joseph Story.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Location
STA
Call Number
KF5060 .F57 2013
Language
English
ISBN
9780700619313 paperback alkaline paper
0700619313 paperback alkaline paper
9780700619306 cloth alkaline paper
0700619305 cloth alkaline paper
0700619313 paperback alkaline paper
9780700619306 cloth alkaline paper
0700619305 cloth alkaline paper
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