Yoo attacks Kagan for agreeing with SC majority that presidential power is not unlimited

[babylonsister]

John Yoo attacks Kagan for agreeing with Supreme Court majority that presidential power is not unlimited

May 26, 2010 5:41 pm ET by Adam Shah

In a New York Times op-ed, John Yoo -- author of the infamous torture memos -- attacked Elena Kagan for agreeing with the Supreme Court majority rather than Yoo himself on the limits of presidential power. Yoo, a law professor and Philadelphia Inquirer columnist, previously urged a filibuster of anyone Obama nominated.

By attacking Kagan for not having the same extreme views as he does on executive power, Yoo does at least provide a rejoinder to those who forward the myth that Kagan will act as a rubber stamp on war on terror policies.

In his Times op-ed Yoo attacks Kagan for stating views of presidential power that are "in line with the views of a majority of the Supreme Court justices and many liberal scholars who feel the executive branch's powers are quite limited." Yoo goes on to attack Kagan for not adopting his own and Justice Scalia's views that congressional attempts to limit the president's control over the executive branch are unconstitutional:

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http://mediamatters.org/blog/201005260064

[hlthe2b]

1. Yoo is so past due for his karmic "reward"

I'd surely not want to stand near him. Of course that karmic hell should be crowded already with the likes of Cheney and so damned many more.

[Odin2005]

2. FUCK YOO! (Or waterboard him...)