Posted on June 29, 2012, 8:35 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under
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We can all agree that historical understandings of the dividing line between war and law enforcement do not fit well the kind of conflicts our nation faces today. But the solution to that quandary should not be to cede all discretion to an Executive that works in the shadows. There are other unaddressed needs at work, among them the imperative to cut the public in on the discussion and the decision-making.
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Posted on November 26, 2007, 9:46 pm, by Jack L. B. Gohn, under
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The Big Picture Home Page | Previous Big Picture Column | Next Big Picture Column Musharraf, Mukasey, and Checks and Balances Published in the Maryland Daily Record November 26, 2007 This month, the lawyers of Pakistan have been in the streets, and closer to home the Senate has agonized over the Michael Mukasey nomination for Attorney General. […]
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