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Robert C. Byrd: “The doctrine of preemption says that one man, the President, shall have power to declare war.”

On the recordSeptember 21, 2004
The doctrine of preemption says that one man, the President, shall have power to declare war.
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Robert C. Byrd
Source
congress.gov
Sep 21, 2004

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the constitutional implications of the preemptive strike doctrine.

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