Beau Biden and the Trouble With the 17th Amendment
The Democrats have had another hard week. On Monday, they learned that Beau Biden, son of the vice-president, has discreetly chosen not to run for the Senate seat they'd been keeping warm for him. Thus one more Senate seat the Democrats had thought of as safe is up for grabs in the fall. This comes after the loss of Ted Kennedy's seat in Massachusetts and amid a growing sense that even President Obama's old seat in Illinois could fall in November to a Republican, Mark Kirk. ...
Beyond West Point: Congressional Authorization and Obama's Afghanistan Surge
President Obama went to West Point to explain to the Corps his decision to escalate the war in Afghanistan. He went to Copenhagen to make America's case to the world. He should make one more stop before the surging boots hit the ground next year. Motivated by respect for both the Constitution and political prudence, the president should formally request authority from Congress to carry out the new policy. The West Point speech has been treated as the endpoint of deliberation, as if the decision for war or peace resided solely within the executive branch. A better reading of the Constitution ...
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