Thursday, November 8, 2007

On Constitutional War Powers

George Will has written an update on the ongoing dispute over the nature of congressional war powers.

He supports an resolution introduced to replace the ineffective Way Powers Resolution--the Constitutional War Powers Resolution--and challenges the extent of inherent powers claimed by the current president and echoed by Giuliani.

He also reminds of the inconsistency of each party in Congress on this issue. Democrats did not complain when Clinton committed troops to Bosnia, and Republicans seem to have forgotten that they used to oppose expansive government.