Bonus episode from our partners at 5–4: Hamdi v. Rumsfeld
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The President's War Powers Are Triggered by Osama Bin Laden's Declaration of Ghod
Clarence thomas files a descent that is essentially a defence of the idea that the military needs unfettered discretion during his wartime. He doesn't even think congress needs to weigh in on whether or not we're at war. This isn't just like facest in practice, this is an endorsement of fachess ata concept. It is so authoritarian it's hard to overstate like it's like fukie. The president can do this. He doesn’t even need the authorization to use military force. This is his constitutional prerogative to round up American citizens and detain them indefinitely.
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