Posts Tagged ‘clinton’

March Madness Over Libyan Skies

6 Apr 2011

President Obama’s decision to attack might have been unwise, but it was constitutional.

© St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tad Armstrong

If you would like an honest answer to questions concerning the constitutionality of legislation or executive branch decisions, steer clear of any lawyer who graduated from a prestigious law school, has taught constitutional law and is Democratic politician. Ouch! That last “unqualification” might hurt a bit. Although I don’t shy away from criticizing Republicans, it has been my studied observation that one is more likely to get a trustworthy answer from a Republican than from a Democrat when it comes to presidential war powers. (more…)