Has the President Usurped Congressional Power?




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Summary: <font size="2">As part of Intelligence Squared U.S., legal scholars and advocates debate whether President Barack Obama has usurped Congress’ constitutional powers. Michael McConnell, director of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center and professor at Stanford Law School, and Carrie Severino, chief counsel and policy director of the Judicial Crisis Network, argue for the motion. Adam Cox, professor at the New York University School of Law, and Eric Posner, professor at the University of Chicago Law School, argue against the motion. ABC News correspondent John Donvan moderates. (June 8, 2016)</font><br> <br><div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(64,64,64); line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">We want to know what you think of the podcast! Email us at </span></font><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="mailto:editor@constitutioncenter.org" title="http://" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0,102,204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(153,102,51);">editor@constitutioncenter.org</a>.</span></font></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: rgb(64,64,64); line-height: 19.6px; background-color: rgb(255,255,255);"> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><br> <br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Please subscribe to </span></font><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/live-at-americas-town-hall/id1037423300" title="http://" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0,102,204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(153,102,51);"><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Live at America's Town Hall</em></a> on iTunes. While you’re there, leave us a review; it helps other people discover what we do.</span></font></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><br> <br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Please also subscribe to </span></font><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/we-the-people/id83213431" title="" style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; text-decoration: none; color: rgb(0,102,204); border-bottom-width: 1px; border-bottom-color: rgb(153,102,51);"><em style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">We the People</em></a>, a weekly show in which the Center's Jeffrey Rosen calls up the best legal minds in the United States to debate the most hotly contested issues in constitutional law.</span></font></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><br> <br style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"></font></div> <br> <div style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;" size="2"><font style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;"><span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px;">Despite our congressional charter, the National Constitution Center is a private nonprofit; we receive little government support, and we rely on the generosity of people around the country who are inspired by our nonpartisan mission of constitutional debate and education. Please consider becoming a member to support</span></font></font></div> </div> </div> </div>