Wednesday, July 9, 2008

National War Powers Commission report

The National War Powers Commission, co-chaired by Secretaries of State Baker and Christopher, was released yesterday. This commission report recommends that Congress repeal the 1973 War Powers Resolution and "substitute a new statute that would provide for more meaningful consultation between the President and Congress. In its final report, the Commission has recommended that Congress pass a new statute, the War Powers Consultation Act of 2009, establishing a clear process on decisions to go to war."

The main website is
http://millercenter.org/policy/commissions/warpowers/

The final report can be found through the link above or directly at
http://millercenter.org/dev/ci/system/application/views/_newwebsite/policy/commissions/warpowers/report.pdf

And the appendices to the report can be found at http://millercenter.org/policy/commissions/warpowers/appendices

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