tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post3225746781901744114..comments2024-03-26T12:23:29.784-04:00Comments on Philosoraptor: Jack Goldsmith: Yates Was WrongWinston Smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-80177479810694941812017-01-31T19:43:14.271-05:002017-01-31T19:43:14.271-05:00I think Goldsmith is right that her memo suggests ...I think Goldsmith is right that her memo suggests that Yates was undecided about the legality of the EO. Yates said she wasn't convinced of the EO's legality--not that she thought it was illegal. Goldsmith says that although the AG has the authority to choose not to defend a presidential action, the standard is that the DOJ should defend a presidential action if there is a reasonable Old Gringonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-30139463472344239582017-01-31T10:11:23.614-05:002017-01-31T10:11:23.614-05:00Thanks LC, duly noted.
I only remember(ed) Gol...Thanks LC, duly noted. <br /><br />I only remember(ed) Goldsmith being in the OLC and nothing more.Winston Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08780746334199630779noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5264937.post-30779644226959452452017-01-31T10:03:29.454-05:002017-01-31T10:03:29.454-05:00I probably disagree with Jack Goldsmith on all kin...I probably disagree with Jack Goldsmith on all kinds of things, Winston.<br /><br />But I do believe he has personal integrity, and his legal opinions seem to flow from how he genuinely understands the law. In fact, at a very difficult time to do so, he was one of the only voices in the Bush administration pushing back on the ad hoc legal rationalizations for what Cheney and co had decided they Lewis Carrollnoreply@blogger.com