Who's the Commander-in-Chief: Is Congress Going to Far by Setting a Deadline for U.S. Troops to Leave Iraq?
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus Lawyers Chapter
Speaker:
- David Rivkin, Baker & Hostetler
Speaker:
- David Rivkin, Baker & Hostetler
Some members of Congress are attempting to use the "power of the purse" to place restrictions on the Bush Administration's conduct of the war in Iraq. Those restrictions include a timetable for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and the imposition of benchmarks for the Iraqi government to meet in military affairs. Critics of the proposed requirements argue that Congress is attempting to micromanage the war, thereby infringing on the President's authority as commander-in-chief in violation of the separation-of-powers principle. Proponents of the restrictions contend that Congress has every right to sets conditions on the expenditure of any funds that it appropriates.
The next luncheon hosted by the Columbus Chapter of the Federalist Society will feature a discussion of these issues. David Rivkin served in the U.S. Department of Justice during the Reagan and Bush administrations, and his editorials have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times, and the Washington Post.
This luncheon is FREE for Federalist Society members and non-members alike.
RSVP to Will Kamb at [email protected] or 614-507-3057.