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"War Powers: How the Imperial Presidency Hijacked the Constitution" by Peter Irons.

I say get the book because its something we all should investigate and because of the author's credentials for writing it. Take a look:

Peter Irons
University of California at San Diego
Ph.D., M.A., Boston University J.D., Harvard Law School

Peter Irons is Professor of Political Science at the University of California at San Diego (UCSD). He received his undergraduate degree from Antioch College and his Masters and Ph.D. in Political Science from Boston University. He earned his Juris Doctorate from Harvard Law School in 1978, where he served as senior editor of the Harvard Civil Rights-Civil Liberties Law Review.

Prior to taking his position at San Diego, Professor Irons taught at both Boston College Law School and the University of Massachusetts. He has been a visiting professor at several law schools and served as the Raoul Wallenberg Distinguished Visiting Professor of Human Rights at Rutgers University in 1988.

A widely respected authority on the Supreme Court and constitutional litigation, Professor Irons has written and edited 12 books, including, most recently, Jim Crow’s Children: The Broken Promise of the Brown Decision. His books have won an unprecedented five “Silver Gavel” awards from the American Bar Association for their contributions to “public understanding of the American legal system.”

Professor Irons has received Outstanding Teaching Awards from three of the UCSD colleges. In addition to his work in the field of education, Professor Irons is also an active civil rights and liberties lawyer, and belongs to several state and federal bars, including the United States Supreme Court.

Courses by this professor: History of the Supreme Court >
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