Gonzales

[Stephen M. Griffin]

Interesting.  I just told my students in conlaw I today that we are
still at war under the terms of the September 2001 AUMF.  Has the list
discussed this before?

There is a good analysis of the AUMF by Bradley and Goldsmith in the May
2005 Harvard Law Review.  I don't agree with every element of their
analysis, but if Congress wanted to avoid a long war against the
terrorists who participated in the Sept. 2001 attacks, they shouldn't
have approved the AUMF.  Once I actually get students to read the AUMF,
they all agree it is quite broad.


Steve Griffin
Tulane Law School

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-lawcourts-l at usc.edu [mailto:owner-lawcourts-l at usc.edu] On
Behalf Of Judith Baer
Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 2:17 PM
To: 'cornell at mail.wsu.edu'; conlawprof at lists.ucla.edu;
lawcourts-l at usc.edu
Subject: RE: Gonzales

A gentle reminder, Cornell. We are not at war. Therefore, comparing
Gonzalez
to peacetime AG's is appropriate.
Judy