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Military, War, and Peace

University at Buffalo School of Law

Journal

2022

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The Betrayal Of The Red, White & Blue: The Failures Of Institutional Self-Regulation & The Military’S #Metoo Movement, Kristen M. Stone Jul 2022

The Betrayal Of The Red, White & Blue: The Failures Of Institutional Self-Regulation & The Military’S #Metoo Movement, Kristen M. Stone

Buffalo Law Review

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The Presidential Coup, Anthony J. Ghiotto Mar 2022

The Presidential Coup, Anthony J. Ghiotto

Buffalo Law Review

What prevents the President from abusing the military power at his disposal to stage a coup and actively impose presidential rule upon the United States? What if generations of presidential assertions of authority, congressional acquiescence, and judicial abdication have not only laid the groundwork for the President to use military power to impose his will, but in fact have legally sanctioned such a presidential coup? And what if the informal checks and balances that historically protected against such abuse—specifically a benevolent President, a constitutionally faithful military, intra-executive branch checks, and public opinion—have also eroded to no longer function as checks? …