Power struggle
Washington's war over Iraq is also a constitutional debate
So, who's right? More important in Washington, who's going to win? Rep. Joseph Sestak, D-Pa., is reluctant to predict the outcome, but as a freshman Democrat, a retired three-star admiral and a Harvard Ph.D. in political economy and government, he views the struggle between Congress and the president through an unusual prism. When it comes to war, the Constitution actually assigns more responsibility to Congress than it does to the president, Sestak said. ... Full Story »
Posted by Ben Ross
