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Richard Epstein's 'Roid Rage

Julian Sanchez | 2.13.2006 12:20 PM


Legal theory rockstar Richard Epstein worries about "Executive Power on Steroids" in today's Wall Street Journal. A close reading of the clauses of the Constitution concerning control of the military, Epstein argues, rebuts the notion that the president's "inherent authority" as commander in chief exempts him from having to comply with the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.

Julian Sanchez is a contributing editor at Reason.