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Emergency Presidential Power : From the Drafting of the Constitution to the War on Terror /

"Can a U.S. president decide to hold suspected terrorists indefinitely without charges or secretly monitor telephone conversations and e-mails without a warrant in the interest of national security? Was the George W. Bush administration justified in authorizing waterboarding? Was President Obam...

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Autor principal: Edelson, Chris (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Madison : The University of Wisconsin Press, [2013]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a The Constitution and emergency presidential power -- Presidential power in the young republic: Washington's Neutrality proclamation, a "half-war" with France, and the Alien and Sedition Acts -- Lincoln and the wartime constitution -- Setting limits on wartime power: the Ex parte Milligan decision -- Expanded presidential power during World War II: Nazi saboteurs and military commissions -- The internment of Japanese Americans during World War II -- The Youngstown steel seizure case: the Court sets limits on presidential power -- Nixon, Watergate, and a bid for unbridled presidential power -- Emergency presidential power at its zenith: the Bush administration and the unitary executive -- Detaining and trying suspected terrorists -- Torture in the War on Terror -- Warrantless wiretapping: presidential power to set aside acts of Congress? -- Detention and military commissions under the Obama administration -- The state secrets privilege: emergency presidential power by another name? -- The Obama administration and military action in Libya. 
520 |a "Can a U.S. president decide to hold suspected terrorists indefinitely without charges or secretly monitor telephone conversations and e-mails without a warrant in the interest of national security? Was the George W. Bush administration justified in authorizing waterboarding? Was President Obama justified in ordering the killing, without trial or hearing, of a U.S. citizen suspected of terrorist activity? Defining the scope and limits of emergency presidential power might seem easy--just turn to Article II of the Constitution. But as Chris Edelson shows, the reality is complicated. In times of crisis, presidents have frequently staked out claims to broad national security power. Ultimately it is up to the Congress, the courts, and the people to decide whether presidents are acting appropriately or have gone too far. Drawing on excerpts from the U.S. Constitution, Supreme Court opinions, Department of Justice memos, and other primary documents, Edelson weighs the various arguments that presidents have used to justify the expansive use of executive power in times of crisis. Emergency Presidential Power uses the historical record to evaluate and analyze presidential actions before and after the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001. The choices of the twenty-first century, Edelson concludes, have pushed the boundaries of emergency presidential power in ways that may provide dangerous precedents for current and future commanders-in-chief. Winner, Crader Family Book Prize in American Values, Department of History and Crader Family Endowment for American Values, Southeast Missouri State University"--Publisher's description. 
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