Unchecked Executive War Power Could Slip Through the House

Amanda Simon
ACLU
May 17, 2011

Tucked inside the National Defense Authorization Act, being marked up by the House Armed Services Committee this week, is a hugely important provision that hasn’t been getting a lot of attention — a brand new authorization for a worldwide war.

This stealth provision was added to the bill by the committee’s
chairman, Rep. Buck McKeon (R-Calif.), but has