Imagine that! From MBZ v. Clinton:
JUSTICE SCALIA: What if — what if the recognition of a breakaway province of a foreign country by the United States will clearly provoke a war with that country. Would Congress have the power to decree that the President shall not recognize that breakaway province, knowing — knowing that if he does recognize it, that country will declare war on the United States?
GEN. VERRILLI: I think, Justice Scalia, that’s a situation in which the President would exercise that recognition power very carefully -JUSTICE
SCALIA: No, no. We have a foolish President.
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JUSTICE SCALIA: Contrary to our entire history, we have a -(
Laughter.)