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War Powers Act(Nov. 7, 1973) Law passed by the U.S. Congress over the veto of Pres. Richard Nixon. The act restrained the president's ability to commit U.S. forces overseas by requiring the executive branch to consult with and report to Congress before involving U.S. forces in foreign hostilities. Widely considered a measure for preventing “future Vietnams,” it was nonetheless resisted or ignored by subsequent presidents, most of whom regarded it as an unconstitutional usurpation of their executive authority. |
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Nearly thirty-five years later, however, as critics who heaped unqualified praise on the DVD release noted, Watkins's projections are with us in the form of Guantanamo Bay, Abu Ghraib, the Patriot Act, the power grab by the executive branch through the War Powers Act, and, of course, Survivor. Pronunciation surveillance program: Citing authority granted him in the 2001 War Powers Act, President Bush has legally changed the spelling of ``nuclear'' to ``nucular. The Democrats are not poised to address long-term problems like the War Powers Act, or the drift from democracy to empire. |
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