War and responsibility : constitutional lessons of Vietnam and its aftermath
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War and responsibility : constitutional lessons of Vietnam and its aftermath
（Princeton paperbacks）
Princeton University Press, 1995, c1993
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Twenty years after the signing of the Paris Accords, the constitutional ambiguities of American involvement in the Vietnam War remain unresolved. John Hart Ely examines the overall constitutionality of America's role in Vietnam; and shows that Congress authorized each new phase of American involvement without committing itself to the stated aims of intervention.
Table of Contents
PrefaceCh. 1The Constitutional Framework3The Counterargument from Obsolescence5The Counterargument from Practice9Korea10Ch. 2Vietnam: The (Troubled) Constitutionality of the War They Told Us About12The Constitutionality of the Vietnam War, 1964-197313The American Ground Incursion into Cambodia, 197030The Repeal of the Tonkin Gulf Resolution, 197132The Continued Bombing of Cambodia, 197334Ch. 3Inducing Congress to Face Up to Its Constitutional Responsibilities47The Experience Since Vietnam48Can Anybody Here Fix This Thing?52Judicial "Remand" as a Corrective for Legislative Evasion54Ch. 4The (Unenforceable) Unconstitutionality of the "Secret War" in Laos, 1962-196968America's Role in the War in Laos69Defense 1: Because It Wasn't Fought by Our "Armed Forces," the Campaign in Laos Wasn't Covered by the Constitutional Requirement That Wars Be Authorized by Congress73Defense 2: The Tonkin Gulf Resolution Authorized the War in Laos75Defense 3: There Were Compelling Military Reasons Why Congress and the American Public Could Not Be Told About the War in Laos, and Thus Why Authorization Could Not Be Sought76Defense 4: In Fact the "Secret War" in Laos Was No Secret82What is the Remedy for a Secret War?93Ch. 5The (Enforceable) Unconstitutionality of the Secret Bombing of Cambodia, 1969-197098The Sihanouk Scenarios99What Is the Remedy for a Secret War in Which Congress Isn't Complicit?103Ch. 6"Covert" War Today105Have Covert Wars Been Congressionally Authorized En Masse?106Must Covert Wars Be Congressionally Authorized?108Have I Just Given Away the Store?109Appendix: Toward a War Powers (Combat Authorization) Act That Works115Provisions That Don't Do Any Good and Only Give the President an Excuse to Flout the Resolution115Strengthening the Potentially Operational Provisions120A Proposed Combat Authorization Act132Notes139Index239
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