An American president refuses to attack Indonesia for a terrorist hit on a U.S. ship, so Congress goes over his head and an aircraft carrier strikes. A look at the Letters of Marque and Reprisal, a little-known law which empowers Congress to do this.
Jim Dillon Serie
Questa avvincente serie approfondisce intrighi politici e conflitti militari, evidenziando meccanismi legali e storici inaspettati. Ogni episodio offre uno sguardo drammatico sulle decisioni che plasmano le relazioni internazionali e sui poteri nascosti che possono alterare il corso della storia. Immergetevi in un mondo in cui storia, legge e azione si scontrano in narrazioni epiche.


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The Price of Power
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An admiral is on trial for having defied the President while carrying out the orders of a rebellious Congress; a President is on trial for having failed to act when a crisis threatened his country. Congressional aide Jim Dillon discovered a little- known provision in the U.S. Constitution, and it plunged the federal government into chaos. Now he struggles to gain control over the extraordinary events his actions precipitated, volunteering for the defence team at the court martial of Admiral Ray Billings, who disregarded a presidential order by leading an assault on foreign terrorists. Meanwhile, in the South Pacific, a fanatic plans to exploit the weaknesses of an American government in upheaval by brutally shedding American blood and taking innocent citizens hostage. But nothing will prevent a great nation from doing what is right, no matter what the price, not when the honour and the future of America is at stake.