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Intelligence Squared debate on presidential war power

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President Barack Obama delivers the State of the Union speech before members of Congress in the House chamber of the U.S. Capitol January 20, 2015 in Washington, DC. Also pictured are Vice President Joe Biden (L) and Speaker of the House John Boehner (R) (R-OH).
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An Intelligence Squared debate. Four experts debate the motion: "The President has exceeded his constitutional authority by waging war without Congressional authorization."

YES: Deborah Pearlstein of Cardozo Law School and Gene Healy of the Cato Institute. NO: Philip Bobbitt of Columbia Law School and Akhil Amar of Yale Law School.