Assignment : Midweek Production Assignment: Presidential Powers
On this assignment, you will research in Presidential Powers as Commander-in-Chief and determine whether those powers allow him to change a local ordinance, which effects Naval operations.
The Oakland City ordinance declared Oakland City as a nuclear-free zone. The US Navy station in Oakland harbor was built a long time before the city adopted the regulation.
Because of the ordinance, the Navy will not be allowed to use the harbor to moore its ships. Can the President as Commander-in-Chief of the Navy challenge the ordinance by issuing an executive order?
Write a paper, in Microsoft Word format, of your findings for a legal journal. The paper should not be more than 700 words.
On a separate page, cite all sources using the Bluebook format.