Political Science Pol Sci 3403 Lecture Notes - Lecture 26: Executive Privilege
12 Jun 2016
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President is the sole organ of the nation in its external relations, and its sole representative with foreign nations. b. i. Even if congress hadn"t given the president that power, he still could have done so in the realm of foreign affairs because he is the sole organ (given that the constitution doesn"t prohibit it) b. ii. Curtiss-wright seems to say that the president would trump congress. Competing approaches: formalism strict interpretation of the constitution c. i. Bright line approach: constitution creates 3 branches, each with substantial authority.
