The most recent programs for the War Powers Act Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=957 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Thu, 23 May 2013 20:32:51 GMT Yale history professor Joanne Freeman and University of Chicago political science professor William Howell are interviewed about acts of violence in the U.S. Congress leading up to the Civil War, and congressional checks on war powers in the modern era. Professor Freeman is working on a book titled [Field of Blood: Congressional Violence in Antebellum America]. She documents at least 119 instances of violence on the House and Senate floors in the first half of the 19th century. Professor Howell has written about congressional checks on presidential war powers. The interview was recorded at the Organization of American Historians meeting in Milwaukee. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305663-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/305663-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Michael Whitten and Danial Gebreili's video, [The Power to Declare War], was one of the third prize high school winners in C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam documentary contest. They are seniors at Jenks High School in Jenks, Oklahoma. The local cable company was Cox Communications. C-SPAN Classroom's StudentCam video documentary contest was a national competition in which middle and high school students produced a documentary focusing on the significance of any provision of the U.S. Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-14 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/304715-14 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Foreign Relations Committee marked up a resolution introduced by Senators Kerry (D-MA) and McCain (R-AZ). It authorized U.S. military action in Libya for one year and barred U.S. ground forces, except in rare cases. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300254-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300254-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Harold Koh testified that the War Powers Act of 1973 did not apply to U.S. involvement in Libya and that President Obama did not need congressional authority for continued support of the NATO mission to protect the Libyan opposition forces. Several committee members strongly disagreed, including Ranking Member Dick Lugar (R-IN) who called the move a "fundamental failure of leadership" and one that lacked constitutional discipline. The hearing was joined already in progress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300253-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300253-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Representative Dennis Kucinich talked about the lawsuit he and a bipartisan House coalition filed against the Obama administration over U.S. military operations in Libya. Members of the group contend that President Obama violated Article 1, Section 8, Claus 11 of the Constitution when he ordered at attack against the country without congressional approval. Representative Kucinich also responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. C-SPAN Radio's Nancy Calo read news headlines at the end of the program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300080-3 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/300080-3 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members debated two resolutions on military operations in Libya, calling on President Obama to report on the mission and goals of the NATO-led operation in support of Libyan civilians opposing the leadership of Moammar Qadhafi. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299769-5 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299769-5 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Republican members testified about proposed changes to the 1973 War Powers Act and us involvement in NATO military operations in Libya. They noted that operations in Libya had exceeded the 60 day deadline for congressional authorization of the use of force, and questioned the president's authority to continue military involvement in Libya. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299698-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299698-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Porter Goss delivered the keynote address at a discussion of the War Powers Act. Each of the panelists then spoke before a discussion about the constitutionality of military action without an authorization from Congress, focusing on the current situation in Libya. Afterward, they answered questions from members of the audience. Mr. Wolfensberger moderated. The program "Congress, the UN and the War Power: From Korea to Libya" was held by the Congress Project and co-sponsored by the International Security Studies Program. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299531-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/299531-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT David Golove talked about the War Powers Resolution of 1973, and he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. The resolution requires the president to notify Congress within 48 hours of committing armed forces to military action and forbids armed forces from remaining for more than 60 days without an authorization of the use of military force or a declaration of war. Professor Golove participated from New York City. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298719-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298719-6 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Telephone lines were open for comments on the question, "What should Congress' role be in attacks on Libya?" http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298620-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298620-2 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT A discussion was held on the expansion of executive power during a time of war. President Lincoln's successors have raised much more controversy than he did as they have sought to expand presidential power in the name of safeguarding the nation. The panelists also responded to questions from members of the audience. Harry Rubenstein moderated. The program "The War President: Lincoln and the Expansion of Presidential Power during Wartime" was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, March 6, 2010, in the Carmichael Auditorium of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. The co-sponsors were The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History and the National Endowment for the Humanities. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292408-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292408-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members debated forcing the president to withdraw troops from Afghanistan by the end of the year in accordance with the 1973 War Posers Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292450-7 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292450-7 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In a three-hour portion members debated forcing withdrawal of forces from Afghanistan in accordance with the War Powers Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292450-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/292450-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members of the National War Powers Commission presented the commission's unanimous report on the respective war powers of the president and Congress. They recommended that Congress draft new legislation to replace the vague and outdated War Powers Act of 1973. They also urged that new legislation more precisely define the procedures by which the president consulted with Congress prior to formal authorization of sustained military operations. The commission is a private bipartisan group established by the Miller Center of Public Affairs to clarify war powers and prevent debate over ambiguous interpretations of the powers of the commander-in-chief and congressional power to declare war in the Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206310-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/206310-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The guests debated Congress' constitutional powers to limit or end the war in Iraq as proposed in several resolutions that may be debated next week in the Senate. Mr. Dellinger testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee on this topic and said that Congress may set limits on the president's discretion about the scope and duration of military action. Mr. Rivkin, who wrote an opinion piece in the January 31 [Wall Street Journal], said Congress does not have the authority to limit or end the war. They responded to telephone calls and electronic mail. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196401-2 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/196401-2 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Panelists spoke about presidential powers during times of war and the Bush administration's use of executive power in efforts to combat global terrorism and pursue military actions in Afghanistan and Iraq. Among the issues they addressed were the history and practice of constitutional separation of powers, various uses of executive power during previous times of war, the evolution of legal interpretation of the powers given to the commander-in-chief by the Constitution, and legal precedents in judicial decisions governing presidential war powers. Following their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191667-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/191667-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members of the bipartisan War Powers Initiative announced the release of a report examining U.S. decision-making in whether to use force abroad. They said that the War Powers Act needed rewriting and criticized the tendency for Congress to defer to the Executive Branch in decisions to go to war. After their presentations they answered reporters' questions. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187417-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/187417-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Standing outside the Capitol, members spoke to reporters about a proposed "state of war" resolution authorizing President Bush to take military action against parties responsible for attacks against the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. Following their remarks they answered questions from the reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166021-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/166021-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Following opening remarks by President Ford, former officials talked about the long-term impacts of the Vietnam War and the war's impact on U.S. foreign policy. Among the issues addressed were the effects of the War Powers Act, lasting impacts on defense and foreign policy decisions, and how the war changed defense doctrine and military culture. After their remarks they answered questions from the audience. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156455-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/156455-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Representatives announced that they planned to sign onto a lawsuit against President Clinton for continuing hostilities in Yugoslavia without specific approval from Congress, in violation of the War Powers Act. After their comments they answered questions from reporters. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123748-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/123748-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Professor Farer and Mr. Fisher explained the constitutional and historical background of the War Powers Act, and the implications of the stipulations of the Act on the presidency and the government. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16726-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16726-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Members of the House debated H. Con. Res. 40, condemning recent U.S.S.R. military intervention in the Baltic States. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16540-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/16540-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In the Senate, two joint resolutions concerning U.S. involvement in the Persian Gulf were debated. One resolution, sponsored by Maj. Leader Mitchell and Sen. Nunn failed to pass in a 46-53 vote. It recommended that the president continue the application of international sanctions and diplomatic pressures in an effort to compel Iraq to leave Kuwait. It also stipulated that the president must gain congressional authorization for any use of force in the Persian Gulf. Another resolution, sponsored by Min. Leader Dole and Sen. Warner, passed 52-47, granting the president the power and congressional authority to commit American troops to combat in the Persian Gulf after January 15. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15675-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15675-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT On the day that the Senate and the House of Representatives began debate on the constitutional question of whether Congress or the president has the power to declare war, Mr. Freivogel discussed the different stances that may be taken by opposing sides in Congress on the debate over the War Powers Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15644-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15644-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mr. Miller, a member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discussed events in the Persian Gulf including the failed peace talks in Geneva, Switzerland. He felt that the failure of the talks increased the chance for passage of a resolution in Congress authorizing President Bush to use force in evicting Iraqi troops from Kuwait according to the guidelines of the U.N. resolution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15643-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15643-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The committee's hearing on the constitutional question of which arm of the U.S. government has the power to declare war continued with testimony from four professors of law. Mr. Rostow brought up the distinctions between offensive and defensive use of the U.S. armed forces in determining whether the president or Congress has the right to initiate a war. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15638-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15638-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator Leahy discussed events in the Persian Gulf and the constitutional issue of presidential powers concerning war. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15620-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15620-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Senate Judiciary Committee convened to determine which branch of the American government, executive or legislative, has the constitutional power to declare war. Mr. Katzenbach stated that under the Constitution, Congress had the exclusive power to declare war, although this rule has been enforced only sporadically in the history of our country. He also stated that the president needs the support of Congress and the American people in preparing and fighting a war, as the Vietnam and Korean wars attest, and the Constitution requires the support of Congress. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15623-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15623-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT The Center for Constitutional Rights filed a lawsuit for forty-five House Democrats seeking to prevent President Bush from involving the United States in a war with Iraq without congressional approval. The lawsuit brings into question the powers of the president under the War Powers Act and the powers of Congress given to it by the Constitution. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15068-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/15068-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an abstract from the Senate, senators debated the role of Congress in determining United States military involvement in the Persian Gulf. They also discussed the War Powers Act and its history. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/14369-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/14369-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Participants discussed the War Powers Resolution Act and its ramifications with respect to U.S. military forces in the Persian Gulf. President Bush's response to the crisis was also assessed. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13827-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/13827-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/4307-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/4307-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/4483-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/4483-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2649-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/2649-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senators John Warner of Virginia (R) and Robert Byrd of West Virginia (D) talked to the press about the amendment that they had co-sponsored which would require the President to report to Congress within 30 days on the situation in the Persian Gulf. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/879-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/879-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT CR, pp. S14549-S14626. The Senate resumed consideration of S.J. Res. 194, the War Powers Act resolution. The Senate disagreed to the House amendments to the Department of Defense authorization bill for fiscal years 1988 and 1989. A conference with the House was then requested. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1330-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1330-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senators debated the merits and drawbacks of the War Powers Act on the Senate floor. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1091-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1091-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT John Sullivan, a former consultant to the House Foreign Affairs Committee, and James Wollsey, the former General Counsel to the Senate Armed Services Committee, talked in-depth about the history of the War Powers Act. As two individuals that were heavily involved in the Congress when the law was passed, Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Wollsey provided a unique perspective into the background of the law. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3106-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3106-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Mary Ann Richardson and Henry Sokolski, two Senate legislative aides, talked about the history of the War Powers Act, the implementation of that Act and the current Senate debate on the issue. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3105-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3105-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an excerpt from the Senate session, Senators debated the War Powers Act. The Senate was considering its response to attacks on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. The debate centered on the use of the 1973 War Powers Act and the shared responsibilities of the legislative and executive branches in formulating defense policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1090-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1090-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an excerpt from the Senate session, Senators debated the War Powers Act. The Senate was considering its response to attacks on U.S. vessels in the Persian Gulf during the Iran-Iraq War. The debate centered on the use of the 1973 War Powers Act and the shared responsibilities of the legislative and executive branches in formulating defense policy. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1089-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1089-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT Senator James Exon of Nebraska (D) answered a wide variety of questions on the increasing hostility in the Persian Gulf. The majority of the viewer questions focused heavily on the nature and use of the War Powers Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3053-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/3053-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT In an excerpt from a Senate session, Senators debated amendments to the War Powers Act. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1088-1 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/1088-1 Fri, 20 Apr 2012 00:00:00 GMT