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It's Not a Perfect World
by Ejner Fulsang (centrist)
About The Author
Born in postwar Europe of military parents, Mr. Fulsang has lived in a variety of locations around the world, including Europe, South America, and the Far East. He spent three years as an a rmy helicopter pilot before entering the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, graduating in 1974 with a commission in the infantry. After leaving the army as a captain in 1979, he spent the next twenty years in marketing, teaching, and public speaking roles, eventually focusing on software development where he specialized in artificially intelligent decision aids and autonomous battlefield robots. He now lives and writes in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and her children. His short story, The Key to His Heart, won first prize in the 2004 Jack London Awards sponsored by the California Writers Club and was published in the debut issue of Steel City Review (www.steelcityreview.com). A Knavish Piece of Work (War Fiction), a fact-based novel of the Mayaguez Incident, the last battle of Vietnam, was based on his friendship with Richard Van de Geer, the last man to die in Vietnam.A Destiny of Fools (SciFi thriller), was a finalist in the Florida First Coast Writers Festival, earned an Editor’s Pick from Hugo Award winner James Patrick Kelly, and earned a Five-Star review from Warpcore SF (www.warpcoresf.co.uk). About The Column
The American Constitution is a marvel of political engineering, more a work of art than a prescription for drafting laws. And yet perfect as it was in its day, it is now in need of shoring up to allow it to cope with the challenges of today. Clever men designed it, and today clever men abuse it. This column will not advocate trashing the Constitution and starting over, but amending it here and there as was originally provided for under Article Five.
The Case for Real-time Checks and Balances on the Presidency
Published: September 16, 2007
It is time to amend the Constitutional war powers of the President and the Congress. Five of the last nine presidents have been guilty of deceit in the decision to enter into undeclared wars. Over 60,000 American military have been killed in these deceit-driven wars. Impeachment and the War Powers Resolution are inadequate preventives.
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