02821nam 22006372a 450 991082021480332120090511154420.0979-82-16-00811-81-282-34158-897866123415880-313-36040-510.5040/9798216008118(CKB)1000000000799113(EBL)495255(OCoLC)646843118(SSID)ssj0000308279(PQKBManifestationID)11260627(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000308279(PQKBWorkID)10250586(PQKB)11588434(Au-PeEL)EBL495255(CaPaEBR)ebr10342103(CaONFJC)MIL234158(MiAaPQ)EBC495255(OCoLC)1418755240(DLC)BP9798216008118BC(EXLCZ)99100000000079911320090507e20092024 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrRestoring the balance war powers in an age of terror /Seth Weinberger1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Praeger,2009.New York :Bloomsbury Publishing (US),2024.1 online resource (196 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-313-36039-1 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; 1. Upsetting the Balance; 2. The Meaning of the Declare War Clause; 3. The Deployment of the Armed Forces and Initiation of Hostilities; 4. Domestic Warrantless Surveillance by the National Security Agency; 5. The Detention and Trials of Suspected Terrorists; 6. Restoring the Balance; Notes; Selected Bibliography; IndexSince 9/11, one of the most dominant issues in American politics has been: what exactly is a war on terror and who is in charge of it? Previous books on this topic have fallen off the horse on either side: on the right, making military actions under the Bush administration equal to previous declared wars and ceding too much war-making power to the presidency or on the left, requiring congressional approval for any national security steps at all, contradicting much of American historical precedent. Weinberger presents a novel understanding of the Declare War clause of the Constitution (Article TerrorismUnited StatesWar and emergency powersUnited StatesTerrorismWar and emergency powers342.73/062Weinberger Seth Harold1970-1713318DLCDLCUtOrBLWBOOK9910820214803321Restoring the balance4106229UNINA