Essentially worthless legal concepts are being packaged and
sold as if they represented valid jurisprudence. Take enemy combatant as an
example of a junk concept. The point of this neologism is clear - it's an end
run around the Constitution to allow things that are wildly impermissible. An
enemy combatant is neither a criminal nor a soldier, and hasn't the rights of
either. Where did we get "enemy combatants" from? Junk peddlers like
John Yoo and Michael Mukasey...
Last year, Christopher Edley (photo left) assessed Obama's performance: "I wouldn't give as high a grade as President as I gave him when he was my student. I know he can do better." Hmmm... harsh words from a mentor. Just what kind of example does the law school dean offer?
