Episode 185: The Blah-to-Coup Ratio is Increasing

The National Security Law Podcast

Bobby Chesney and Steve Vladeck

Courses, Politics, News, Education, Government

4.8 • 646 Ratings

🗓️ 30 November 2020

⏱️ 62 minutes

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And...we're back! Tune in as Professors Steve Vladeck and Bobby Chesney discuss the latest in national security legal developments, including: Prospects for the Biden Administration to chart a new course with respect to (a) the use of military detention at GTMO, (b) the transfer of GTMO detainees approved for such transfer already, or (c) the use of military commissions as the vehicle for criminal prosecutions Prospects for the nomination to be Secretary of Defense, and the role of the federal statute requiring servicemembers to be out for at least seven years before becoming eligible for that (civilian) position Comments on the other national security nominees to this point More on the plethora of election-related lawsuits and the larger problem of bogus claims about massive fraud Steve's win in the Larrabee lawsuit, in which Judge Leon has now held that it is unconstitutional to subject separated servicemembers to face recall for court-martial prosecution for post-separation crimes The killing in Iran of a senior al Qaeda figure, and the related question of how the passage of time impacts (or does not impact) an individual's connection to the AUMF and the U.S. government's position on the existence of an armed conflict with al Qaeda And, at long last, frivolity focused on The Mandalorian Season 2! (Plus, the improbable playoff prospects of the New York Giants, for whom anything is possible with Colt McCoy at the helm!)

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0:00.0	Hello from Austin and welcome to episode 185 of the National Security Law podcast.
0:15.0	We're brought to you by the Strauss Center at the University of Texas.
0:18.2	It's Monday afternoon, November 30th, 2020. I'm Bobby Chesney. I'm Steve Vladick and the New of Texas. It's Monday afternoon, November 30th, 2020.
0:21.6	I'm Bobby Chesney.
0:23.0	I'm Steve Vladek, and the New York football giants are, wait for it, Bobby, in first place.
0:30.3	Oh, the NFC East.
0:31.8	But, hey, finally I can get excited about your giants because they are now led for the moment by Hukum.
0:39.4	Klochoy.
0:41.0	Yes, Texas can win something.
0:43.8	Apparently, Texas is capable of, you know, Texas can win something, apparently,
0:46.9	although not apparently our own college football games.
0:48.8	Oh, we'll have to talk about what it's going on there.
0:51.2	We'll get to our frivolity if we can make frivolity room for it because
0:54.7	we can talk about the Mandalorian. But wait, one second, before we get off the Giants, can I just say,
1:00.8	like, yes, they're four and seven. Yes, by the time you listen to this podcast, they may no longer
1:05.9	be in first place if the Eagle somehow beat the Seahawks tonight, which, by the way, isn't going to happen. But, you know, Bobby, it's November 30th and the Giants are in first place.
1:14.8	I feel like that, you know, who cares about their record?
1:17.0	Like, that's cool.
1:18.6	Never mind that they're, never mind that they're not the favorite to win any of their remaining five games.
1:23.3	Right. I mean, you know, the way this division is going, and they could be five and 11 and win the division.
1:28.1	Well, ESPN is still projecting the Eagles to be more likely to come out at the end.
1:32.9	But, you know, the East is so bad.
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