The Corner

Time for Some Earl Weaver Epistemology

If the legendary longtime manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Earl Weaver, were a member of the White House press corps, he might well try to illuminate Obama’s Libya policy with the same question he often posed to umpires: “Are you going to get any better, or is this it?”

Over at the Power Line Blog this morning, I explain briefly why Obama’s decision to hand off command of the Libya operation to NATO — a clear attempt to vote “present” yet again — is possibly unconstitutional, as it violates the Commander-in-Chief clause of Article II. Congressional critics should bore in on this rather than the War Powers Act (which is almost certainly unconstitutional itself).

Steven F. Hayward is the Edward Gaylord Distinguished Visiting Professor at Pepperdine University School of Public Policy.
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