Presidential War Power

by Fisher, Louis

• ISBN13: 9780700613335
• ISBN10: 0700613331
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2004-05-26
• Publisher: Univ Pr of Kansas

Author Biography

Louis Fisher is Senior Specialist in Separation of Powers with the Congressional Research Service of the Library of Congress

Table of Contents

Preface	p. xi
Note on Citations	p. xv
The Constitutional Framework	p. 1
The British Models	p. 1
Opposing Monarchical Powers	p. 3
Associated War Powers	p. 6
Repelling Sudden Attacks	p. 8
Separating Purse and Sword	p. 10
Commander in Chief	p. 12
Scholarly Analysis	p. 14
Precedents from 1789 to 1900	p. 17
Indian Wars	p. 17
President as "Sole Organ"	p. 20
The Whiskey Rebellion	p. 22
Quasi-War with France	p. 23
Neutrality Act Prosecutions	p. 26
The "Little Sarah" Incident	p. 31
Barbary Wars	p. 32
The War of 1812	p. 37
The Mexican War	p. 39
Bombarding Greytown	p. 44
The Civil War	p. 47
Spanish-American War	p. 51
America Steps Out: 1990-1945	p. 56
Protecting Life and Property	p. 57
President Wilson's Forays	p. 61
Intervention in Nicaragua	p. 64
World War I	p. 66
The Curtiss-Wright Case	p. 69
Legislative Constraints in the 1930s	p. 73
World War II	p. 75
The UN Charter and Korea	p. 81
The League of Nations	p. 81
Creating the UN Charter	p. 84
The UN Participation Act	p. 91
Vandenberg Resolution	p. 96
The Korean War	p. 97
Political Repercussions	p. 100
Taking Stock: 1951-1964	p. 105
Mutual Security Treaties	p. 105
NATO's Legislative History	p. 107
The "Great Debate" in 1951	p. 111
The Steel Seizure Case	p. 115
Eisenhower's Philosophy	p. 117
Area Resolutions	p. 118
Kennedy Reasserts Executive Power	p. 125
Vietnam and the War Powers Resolution	p. 128
Gulf of Tonkin Resolution	p. 129
Escalation of the War	p. 133
Free World Forces	p. 135
National Commitments Resolution of 1969	p. 137
Disputes in the Courts	p. 139
The War Powers Resolution	p. 144
Strengths and Weaknesses	p. 148
Efforts to Amend the WPR	p. 151
Military Initiatives from Ford to Bush I	p. 154
Evacuations from Southeast Asia	p. 154
The Mayaguez Capture	p. 156
Desert One Rescue Effort	p. 158
Lebanon	p. 160
Invasion of Grenada	p. 161
Air Strikes against Libya	p. 163
Escort Operations in the Persian Gulf	p. 164
Panama	p. 165
The Gulf War	p. 169
Military Actions by Clinton	p. 175
Launching Missiles against Baghdad	p. 175
Combat Operations in Somalia	p. 177
Troops to Haiti	p. 180
Air Strikes in Bosnia	p. 183
Ground Troops to Bosnia	p. 186
Continued Strikes against Iraq	p. 192
Afghanistan and Sudan	p. 196
War against Yugoslavia	p. 198
George W. Bush	p. 202
The Preemption Doctrine	p. 202
Military Tribunals	p. 205
Military Action in Afghanistan	p. 208
War against Iraq	p. 211
Making the Case for War	p. 211
Enlisting Legislative Support	p. 215
Unsubstantiated Executive Claims	p. 218
Voting on the Iraq Resolution	p. 224
After Military Victory	p. 230
Doctoring Intelligence Reports	p. 232
Covert Operations	p. 236
Seeds of Secrecy	p. 236
Early Departures from Openness	p. 239
The Intelligence Community	p. 241
Statutory Controls on the CIA	p. 245
Covert Action in the Open	p. 248
The Iran-Contra Affair	p. 252
Congressional Reforms	p. 256
Actions against Terrorism	p. 258
Restoring Checks and Balances	p. 261
Contemporary Justifications	p. 261
Jackson's Zone of Twilight	p. 265
Revisiting War Powers	p. 267
Consultation	p. 269
A Forbidden Legislative Veto?	p. 269
Compelling Court Action	p. 272
Statutory Restrictions	p. 274
Thinking National Interest	p. 277
Appendices	p. 283
Framers' Debate on the War Power	p. 283
Constitutional Allocation of Foreign Affairs and the War Power	p. 285
UN Participation Act of 1945	p. 287
1949 Amendments to UN Participation Act	p. 288
War Powers Resolution of 1973	p. 290
Suggested Readings	p. 295
Index of Cases	p. 311
Subject Index	p. 313
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