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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:01:06:00

so explain that about the bowlen amendment, how this was authorized in checks and balances. i get that the president has to inform the so-called gang of eight from congress. but do they have to sign off on what he s doing, and if what they are being notified of is a covert action, how can they complain if they re not allowed to talk about it publicly? well, that is always the problem you get into when you deal with the intelligence committees because they simply say we can t talk about it, it is classified, then it is hard to learn anything. but look, the law does not say the president needs congressional approval for this. but it is awfully he s on awfully shaky grounds if he goes forward without it. that s what happened with ronald reagan in the 1980s. the bowlen amendment, congress always has the power of the purse, can always vote to deny funds, as it did in the bowlen amendment for arming contras, and this was the roots of the iran contra scandal. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:08:05:00

Economic regime of another country, to actually influence action. that s different than just gathering intelligence, and so as my old colleague reported from reuters tonight, there was such a finding. i confirmed that with administration officials. it doesn t mean that the president has decided to arm the rebels, but this is a first step that would allow him to do so. but the real key here, and this is why i think the comments you showed from rogers and rupersberger are so important. without congressional approval of that, without congressional support, you can almost hear the echos of nicaragua and contras in the 1980s. remember the bowlin amendment, remember the big fights we had when presidents authorized covert action without the support of congress. so explain that about the bowlen amendment, how this was authorized in checks and balances. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:04:05:00

Country, to actually influence action. that s different than just gathering intelligence, and so, as my old colleague reported from reuters tonight, there was such a finding. i confirmed that with administration officials. it doesn t mean that the president has decided to arm the rebels, but this is a first step that would allow him to do so. but the real key here, and this is why i think the comments you showed from rogers and ruppersberger are so important. without congressional approval of that, without congressional support, you can almost hear the echos of nicaragua and contras in the 1980s. remember the bowl in amendment, remember the big fights we had when presidents authorized covert action without the support of congress. so explain that about the bowlen amendment, how this was authorized in checks and balances. ....

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Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:08:06:00

I get that the president has to inform the so-called gang of eight from congress. but do they have to sign off on what he s doing, and if what they are being notified of is a covert action, how can they complain if they re not allowed to talk about it publicly? well, that is always the problem you get into when you deal with the intelligence committees because they simply say we can t talk about it, it is classified, then it is hard to learn anything. but look, the law does not say the president needs congressional approval for this. but it is awfully he s on awfully shaky grounds if he goes forward without it. that s what happened with ronald reagan in the 1980s. the bowlen amendment, congress always has the power of the purse, can always vote to deny funds, as it did in the bowlen amendment for arming contras, and this was the roots of the iran contra scandal. the president circumvented that, found another way to arm the nicaraguan rebels. ....

President Obama , United States Congress , Gang Of Eight , Bowlen Amendment , Ronald Reagan , Arming Contras , Iran Contra Scandal ,

Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20110331:04:06:00

I get that the president has to inform the so-called gang of eight from congress. but do they have to sign off on what he s doing, and if what they are being notified of is a covert action, how can they complain if they re not allowed to talk about it publicly? well, that is always the problem you get into when you deal with the intelligence committees because they simply say we can t talk about it, it is classified, then it is hard to learn anything. but look, the law does not say the president needs congressional approval for this. but it is awfully he s on awfully shaky grounds if he goes forward without it. that s what happened with ronald reagan in the 1980s. the bowlen amendment, congress always has the power of the purse, can always vote to deny funds, as it did in the bowlen amendment for arming contras, and this was the roots of the iran contra scandal. the president circumvented that, found another way to arm the nicaraguan rebels. ....

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