Abraham Lincoln's Invention of Presidential War Powers

James McPherson, Professor Emeritus of History, Princeton University

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[uzijohn]

@RPenta,

I agree with your opinion on WW-I and Wilson, our interference tipped the balance of power and ensured the Germans would receive a raw deal, as Germany declined it created a climate of desperation, fertile ground for extremist groups, unfortunately the Nazis took advantage of this.

[RPenta]

@Xenu What has the Civil War to do with "isolationism"? Nothing. As to Nazi Germany, IF Woodrow Wilson had allowed the European Powers to decide WW1 themselves, there would have been no Nazi regime in Germany nor possibly Communist regime in Russia.

I am not a Libertarian so I disagree with them on economic and environmental issues. Clinton, Bush(es) and Obama are not Libertarians and have scarred the American working class with reckless abandon

[Xenu]

@RPenta Rockwell, like his disgusting white supremacist friend Ron Paul, is not anti-imperialist. He's an isolationist. He would have allowed Nazi Germany to take over Europe and would have allowed the Southern Confederacy to maintain slavery. And his website is hate-filled as is his vocal opposition to the civil rights movement and the American working class.

[RPenta]

@befranklintoo Unfortunately, the neoncons favorite President was Abe Lincoln-and that of the great snake oil salesman, BH Obama.

[RPenta]

@Xenu There is nothing "hate filled" about Lew Rockwell-except that he hates war and Imperialism. The same cannot truthfully be said about Clinton, Bush, and Obama-not to mention Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Harry Truman, LBJ, and Nixon.

[RPenta]

@someone060288 Unfortunately, the Constitution did not permit Lincoln to act as a war time dictator, he just seized the power. You are aware the Supreme Court ruled right after the war that the suspension of Habeas Corpus was unconstitutional. I guess you must be happy now living in the Bush-Obama age the endless "war on terror">

[KayBeeEee1983]

@someone060288 "I believe that Lincoln's use of presidential war powers was very much justified within the confines of a war. Congress and the Judicial branch both approved his early actions, and so a showdown between branches of government was avoided. "

It's just like the "senatus consultum de re publica defendenda" (Decree of the Senate on defending the Republic) from the late roman republic.

[rtpricetag]

@KoschKff ...The US Congress during the civil war resulted in a diminished Congress without full quorum to operate legally, necessitation Lincoln to to continue gov-operation issuing 'Executive Emergency War Powers' extra legal as not found in the Constitution.

Understand this, when after the civil war a full Constitutional Congress again existed, Lincoln terminated this power. Meaning to this very day when re-instituted by FDR, Presidents have (used) this power unconstitutionally and illegally.

[Xenu]

... & then says it would have been federally-funded although in actuality it was SELF-FUNDED from sales of replicas. NO TAX PAYER money was used. But giving federal money to veterans of Cold War is ok. He also voted for & CO-SPONSORED, HR5872 "Boy Scouts of America Centennial Commemorative Coin Act" Which directed the Secretary of Treasury to mint & issue up to 350,000 $1 coins in commemoration of the centennial of the founding of the Boy Scouts plus up to $3,500,000 of proceeds.

[Xenu]

He voted against giving a Congressional Medal of Honor to Rosa Parks although he attempted to INTRODUCE legislation to give medals to EVERY veteran of the cold war - metals which would have been federally-funded. He then lies & says the Parks medal would've been unconstitutional although it was awarded to Washington & other revolutionary war heroes (who knew more about the constitution than Paul)...