National Conference on War Powers, Law, and Democracy
Georgetown Law School, Washington D.C., October 2-3, 2009
Who decides about war and peace? Congress? The President? The Courts? The People? What kind of national defense should the U.S. have? What type of military?
"Who Decides About War?" will confront essential questions raised by the U.S. invasions and occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan. These questions are timely, as the process that brought the United States into those wars is widely recognized today as having been flawed at best, dishonest at worst.
This engaging event will bring together activists and academics, public officials and veterans, lawyers and military families. We will use facilitated discussions, panel presentations, and workshops to accomplish two goals:
First, to educate ourselves and each other about the issues involved, the state of the law, and alternatives.
Second, to develop a statement of common principles leading to a more democratic, comprehensive, and durable national defense policy -- one that will honor the Constitution and help keep the United States from entering into unnecessary wars.
The wars in Afghanistan and Iraq have revived and deepened longstanding questions about how and by whom war and peace should be decided under our Constitution and in faith with our democratic aspirations . . .
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We need to be spreading wise awareness and vigilance that all unseemly and imperialistic American actions and inroads into Pakistan are stopped. Thus Pakistan MUST be a part of this and other conferences as well.
ReplyDeleteKeynote Speakers:
ReplyDeleteJeremy Scahill, author, Blackwater
Mort Halperin, Senior Adviser, Open Society Institute
Panelists:
Jean Athey, Peace Action
Phyllis Bennis, IPS
Leah Bolger, National Vice-President, Veterans for Peace
John Bonifaz, Attorney at Law
Elaine Brower, Military Families Speak Out
Rep. Michael Fisher, State Rep., Lincoln, Vermont
Sen. Richard Madaleno, State Sen., Montgomery County, Maryland
Ben Manski, Esq., Liberty Tree Foundation
Geoff Millard, IVAW
State Sen. Jamin Raskin, MD, Prof. of Law, American University
Caleb Rossiter, Professor, American University
Benson Scotch, Senior Legal Counsel, Bring the Guard Home! It's the Law.
David Swanson, Founder, After Downing Street
Don Wallace, Professor, Georgetown Law School
Kevin Zeese, Esq. Voters for Peace