EPISODE · Apr 5, 2018 · 57 MIN
Mr. Madison's War
from Constitution Thursday · host Dave Bowman
President Trump has exercised his Executive authority to call forth the National Guard for the expressed purpose of "doing Military things' to guard the border with Mexico. Whether or not you agree with his policy, we ask the question about why it is that he President is calling forth the militia of the several states, when Article I section 8 makes it clear that Congress is supposed to be doing that. The President is the Commander in Chief. It's Constitution Thursday on Plausibly Live...
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President Trump has exercised his Executive authority to call forth the National Guard for the expressed purpose of "doing Military things' to guard the border with Mexico. Whether or not you agree with his policy, we ask the question about why it is that he President is calling forth the militia of the several states, when Article I section 8 makes it clear that Congress is supposed to be doing that. The President is the Commander in Chief. It's Constitution Thursday on Plausibly Live...
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