The constitutional framework -- Vietnam: the (troubled) constitutionality of the war they told us about -- Inducing congress to face up to its constitutional responsibilities -- The (unenforceable) unconstitutionality of the "secret war" in Laos, 1962-1969 -- The (enforceable) unconstitutionality of the secret bombing of Cambodia, 1969-1970 -- "Covert" war today -- Appendix: Toward a War Powers (Combat Authorization) Act that works.
Ü520 Twenty years after the signing of the Paris Accords, the constitutional ambiguities of American involvement in the Vietnam War remain unresolved. John Hart Ely examines the overall constitutionality of America's role in Vietnam; and shows that Congress authorized each new phase of American involvement without committing itself to the stated aims of intervention.
