Negotiating with terrorist
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president has such vast power WRT foreign policy - it has been a constant battle between the legislative and the executive branch every time Congress tries to impose their will on foreign policy, and usually Congress is unsuccessful.
This is why I tend toward an outcomes-based view of Presidential foreign policy - if it works, you win. If it fails, you were wrong. -
Does vast power exceed the written law?AZDuck said:president has such vast power WRT foreign policy - it has been a constant battle between the legislative and the executive branch every time Congress tries to impose their will on foreign policy, and usually Congress is unsuccessful.
This is why I tend toward an outcomes-based view of Presidential foreign policy - if it works, you win. If it fails, you were wrong. -
well... if it didn't then could the power really be considered vast?
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that's the thing. the constitution gives vast powers in foreign policy to the executive. Congressional attempts to rein in this power have not been very successful. theres no clear cut black and white answer, as this is one of the friction points in the separation of powerstopdawgnc said:
does vast power trump the written law?
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I guess when a law says "Notify Congress 30 days prior to the release of prisoners from Gitmo"AZDuck said:that's the thing. the constitution gives vast powers in foreign policy to the executive. Congressional attempts to rein in this power have not been very successful. theres no clear cut black and white answer, as this is one of the friction points in the separation of powers
topdawgnc said:does vast power trump the written law?
The President, who signed the bill into law, can say ... there is no clear black and white answer.
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The Prez will invoke his powers to conduct foreign policy as the prisoner release was part of negotiations with the Taliban. If Congress wants, they can try to impeach. They don't have the votes, though. See "Dolan Amendment." Lather, rinse repeat.
If the GOP wants a constitutional crisis, they can have one. I just don't think it will succeed. -
#StarWarsDeepSeaZ said:Maybe the newly free have tracking devices implanted. Maybe that leafs to a real nice drone strike.
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A lot of people got whooshed at the top. Just pointing it out. Fuckers.
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Why? You must ask why?TierbsHsotBoobs said:
Because that glorious November night, we got the Change we could believe in. Because that transcendent night, we finally got the America we could believe in. He promised it would be different this time. He promised.... Hope.
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Two observations ...
Craves it
Hated W.
