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As Capitol Hill prepares to battle the White House over George W. Bush's expanding war powers, moderate Senators on both sides of the aisle are quietly considering a range of options that would attempt at the very least to delineate the President's authority, if not roll it back...
A source familiar with the nascent constitutional amendment says one version would make clear that any actions by the President as Commander in Chief that affect domestic policies or U.S. citizens are subject to the exclusive control of Congress. "Congress can't completely cede wartime power to the President," the...
The statute, known as the Solomon Amendment and initially passed by Congress in 1994, allows the Pentagon to block federal funds to universities that restrict on-campus military recruitment.
A coalition of law schools sued Bush administration officials in 2003, saying that the Solomon Amendment violates schools’ free-speech and free-association rights. The Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case this past December and is expected to issue a decision in the coming months.
Oertli said the protesters wanted to “let the administration know that we understand what the Solomon Amendment is and that it complicates their position.”