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All For Nothing?: Executive Authority And Congressional Evasion On Arms Sales, Margaret M. Murphy
All For Nothing?: Executive Authority And Congressional Evasion On Arms Sales, Margaret M. Murphy
Catholic University Law Review
On August 17, 2018, CNN reported that Lockheed Martin manufactured a bomb that killed dozens of Yemeni schoolchildren in Northern Yemen. Saudi Arabia purchased the bomb in an arms deal authorized under the Arms Export Control Act, the statute in which Congress delegates to the President authority to control the import and export of arms. Under the Act, the President must comply with reporting and waiting periods allowing time for Congress to oppose a sale by enacting a joint resolution. However, the Act allows the President to sell arms in an emergency without notice or waiting periods. President Trump invoked …