I'd like to begin, if I may, with you, Professor Lietzan. I wonder if you're familiar with the Harvard Law--Harvard Journal on Legislation written by Robin Feldman that spoke speci...
it is really baffling to me that we would leave vacant the position of Under Secretary for Arms Control and International Security.
You cannot make foreign policy flying by the seat of your pants, especially when it comes to our men and women in uniform.
The 2001 authorization is too broad. It needs to be put out to pasture and scaled back.
The 2001 AUMF needs to be repealed and replaced by an authorization that is tailored to the threats that we currently face.
But I think most of us understand the American people are very concerned about authorizing a President to take us into another war like Iraq...
I think it shows that even within their own Caucus, there are some concerns about this.
The Constitution requires him to seek congressional approval for military actions.
not doing a new AUMF is an abdication of our responsibility and our duties
I think they are relatively easily differentiated.
It is up to Congress to reassert our role and consider a new authorization for the use of military force.