The following are intended for my 2302 and this week's written assignment. These are a variety of stories related to the War Powers Resolution and whether Obama violated the law by joining the "intervention" against Qaddafi in Libya. I'm especially interested in the nature of the conflict as it winds its way through Congress. This is an institutional conflict as much as anything else and I'm interested in the current nature of the showdown between the legislative and executive branches regarding war powers.
These links should jump start the investigation:
- CRS: War Powers Resolution: Presidential Compliance.
- CRS: The War Powers Resolution: After Thirty Years.
- White House Report on U.S. Actions in Libya.
- On Libya, a Split in Congress Means an Obama Win
- Times Topics: War Powers Act of 1973.
