Web Letters: The Semiwarriors

By Andrew J. Bacevich

This article appeared in the April 23, 2007 edition of The Nation.

April 5, 2007

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A "unitary executive," if it goes on from enforcing law to thinking it can make law, is un-republican. With some help from Shakespeare, we might call the current executive branch a nest of "caterpillars of the commonwealth."

The philosophy emerging from the executive branch finds its fullest expression in the works of Professor John Yoo, now at Boalt Hall law school, and might be summed up as:

"Power to the presidency; all power to the presidency in wartime; in all times, all power to define, declare, make, and end war to the presidency; war without end; Amen."

William R. Everdell

Brooklyn, NY, USA
04/06/2007 @ 2:19pm

Web Letters: The Semiwarriors

By Andrew J. Bacevich

April 5, 2007

Brooklyn, NY, USA

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