Quotes by John Yoo
“The commander-in-chief power is the power to lead the military to victory, and it's a very broad power.”— John Yoo
“The framers of our Constitution were not naive. They knew that there would be times when the nation would be threatened, and they gave the president the power to do what was necessary to protect it.”— John Yoo
“In my view, the President's power to protect the nation from a direct attack is a fundamental component of the executive power.”— John Yoo
“I think that the right way to think about it is that the courts have a very limited role in reviewing the president's wartime decisions.”— John Yoo
“The text of the Constitution gives the president inherent authority in foreign policy and national security.”— John Yoo
“The Geneva Conventions only apply to international armed conflicts between nation-states.”— John Yoo
“The Fourth Amendment's prohibition on unreasonable searches and seizures does not apply to the military's collection of foreign intelligence.”— John Yoo
“The President's constitutional power to wage a military campaign against a foreign enemy is plenary.”— John Yoo
“I was arguing that the President has the constitutional power to act in the nation's defense, and that the laws of war could be interpreted to allow for tough interrogation techniques.”— John Yoo
“Our understanding of the laws of war have to be updated to deal with a new kind of enemy.”— John Yoo