Yoo

Although Cole tries to bracket me with Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and Professor John Yoo, I term Yoo's concept of presidential power (which I take it is Gonzales's as well) "extravagant."

'How to Skip the Constitution': An Exchange Posner, Richard 2007

Ian, what I think Yoo is saying is that nothing prevents the President from taking these actions currently.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010

Yoo is a guy who is doubling down on his stupidity.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010

March, 2012 – John Yoo is confirmed to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010

Again, Yoo is simply analyzing the law without making any judgment regarding proper execution.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010

The best you can say about Yoo is that he was an enabler, one who should have possessed the human decency to resign rather than participate in something that was so obviously wrong.

Matthew Yglesias » The Yoo and Bybee Rulings 2010

Re blader at 70: “In other words, the best you can say about Yoo is he lacks moral character.”

Matthew Yglesias » The Yoo and Bybee Rulings 2010

And in the war Yoo is referring to, the war on terror, there is no conceivable end to this power since there is no formal enemy to surrender, and there is no geographical limit to this power, including the United States, where the war on terror exists, where villages of Muslims, accused of being terror suspects, have already been identified.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010

In other words, the best you can say about Yoo is he lacks moral character.

Matthew Yglesias » The Yoo and Bybee Rulings 2010

Yoo is the only terrorist for which I would support water boarding.

Think Progress » Yoo: Congress Cannot Stop the President From Using Nukes 2010