The Korean War: on what legal basis did Truman act?

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President Harry S. Truman's decision to send troops to Korea without congressional approval should not serve as a precedent because it violated the Constitution and the UN Participation Act of 1945. UN resolutions should not be regarded as a substitute for congressional approval of military actions. Although similar steps were taken in relying on the UN rather than Congress by President Bush in 1990-1991 against Iraq and by President Clinton in relation to Bosnia and Haiti in 1994, such actions remain illegitimate no matter how often they occur.

Laws, regulations and rules, History, Military policy, War and emergency powers, Korean War, 1950-1953, Intervention (International law), Military intervention, Truman, Harry S., international

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Congress debates M.D. monopoly on technique

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Congress is considering two bills that would reduce the use of patents for medical procedures, but both have opponents in the biotechnology industry and, to an extent, the medical community. The Ganske-Wyden bill, HR 1127, would prohibit patents for medical procedures not involving a new machine, compound, or the like. The Frist bill, S 1334, seeks to address flaws in HR 1127 by granting patients, physicans, and doctors' employers immunity to patent infringement charges. Gene therapy might be unpatentable under Ganske.

Research and Development in the Physical, Engineering, and Life Sciences, Medicine, Methods, Interpretation and construction, Patent law, Diagnosis

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