Following the arrest of the brutal Venezuelan socialist Dictator Nicolás Maduro by American forces, Cato Institute senior vice president for legal studies Clark Neily released a new blog post titled: Venezuela—Indictments, Invasions, and the Constitution’s Crumbling Guardrails.
In the blog, Neily details the grave constitutional concern that arises from the recent military action in Venezuela:
The Constitution’s limits on foreign affairs power do not vanish simply because courts decline to enforce them. They persist both as structural commitments and as warnings. The fact that impeachment and political accountability may be the only remaining checks on such actions is not a solution; it is an increasingly hazardous pathology that puts America at far greater risk than any single foreign despot could, even one as brutal and destructive as Nicolás Maduro.
Additionally, Neily’s insight has been used in recent reporting on the arrest of Maduro, including:
- What the Noriega case can tell us about Maduro’s upcoming legal battle
- Maduro’s case will revive a legal debate over immunity for foreign leaders tested in Noriega trial
To speak with Neily on the constitutional concerns this arrest brings, contact Cato PR at pr@cato.org.
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