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University of Maine School of Law
Constitutional Law; National Security Law; President/Executive Department
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National Security Rules: America's Constitution Of Law And War, Kyle L. Greene
National Security Rules: America's Constitution Of Law And War, Kyle L. Greene
Maine Law Review
Contemporary debates over the appropriate allocation of war powers between the political branches overemphasize the rigidity of the Constitution’s framework. This style of academic discussion sacrifices the lessons of practice in search of steadfast, yet empty, principles. Even beyond the practical failings of this approach, there is no constitutional basis for the notion that either Congress or the President has a singular, fixed role when dealing with national security issues. In fact, the Founders developed a constitutional structure capable of continually reshaping—within parameters—the government’s division of national security power to match the nation’s security challenges. Rather than scouring the constitutional …