Episode 294 • • 12:40 - 15:57
294: Choking the Puffin
Caroline D. Krass Memo on Libya War Constitutionality
A 13-page legal memo from Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Caroline D. Krass, dated April 1, 2011, argues that President Barack Obama has the constitutional authority to direct military force in Libya. The memo asserts that under Article 2, the President can determine military use based on national interest without a formal declaration of war from Congress.