21 May 2015 - separation of powers 3

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1801, First Barbary War

Prez Jefferson: Set sail for the shores of Tripoli! But play it cool, OK? Keep to defense until Congress authorizes war.

1973, Vietnam War

Congress: More secret military entanglements? Curse you Nixon, the War Powers Resolution will put an end to it!

Today

Congress: Mideast fighting? We don’t even want to talk about it.

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