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16 Harv. Nat'l Sec. J. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/harvardnsj16 and id is 1 raw text is: ARTICLE Protecting the U.S. National Security State from a Rogue President Laura A. Dickinson* CONTENTS I. THE IN SURRECTION A CT .................................................................................. . 7 A. Overview and Risk of Abuse by a Rogue President.................................... 8 1. Insurrection A ct Fram ew ork .............................................................. . 8 2 . R isk of A bu se .................................................................................. . 11 B. Potential Legislative Reform s.................................................................. . 13 C. Potential Executive Branch Action .......................................................... 15 D . C onstitutional Issues .............................................................................. . 19 II. E M ERGEN CY P O W ER S.................................................................................... . 22 A. Overview and Risk of Abuse by a Rogue President.................................. 23 1. Current Legal Fram ew ork.............................................................. . 23 a. T he C onstitution .......................................................................... . 23 b. Statutory Fram ew ork ................................................................... . 24 2 . R isk of A bu se .................................................................................. . 2 7 B. Possible Legislative Reforms and Executive Branch Action .................... 29 C . C onstitutional Issues .............................................................................. . 32 III. THE PARD ON POW ER ................................................................................. . 33 A. Overview and Risk of Abuse by a Rogue President.................................. 33 B. Possible Legislative Reform s.................................................................. . 36 C. Possible Executive Branch Action........................................................... 42 D . C onstitutional Issues .............................................................................. . 44 IV . INSPECTORS G ENERAL ............................................................................... . 44 A. Overview and Risk of Abuse by a Rogue President.................................. 45 1. History and Purpose of Inspector General Statutes .......................... 45 2. Appointment of Inspectors General................................................. 47 3. Rem oval of Inspectors G eneral......................................................... 48 4. R eporting R equirem ents ................................................................. . 49 5 . R isk of A bu se .................................................................................. . 50 a. Firing of Intelligence Community Inspector General................... 51 b. Firing of Department of Defense Inspector General..................... 54 c. Firing of the Department of State Inspector General.................... 54 B. Possible Legislative Reform s.................................................................. . 56 1. A p p ointm ent .................................................................................... . 56 * Lyle T. Alverson Professor of Law, The George Washington University Law School. I would like to thank Professors Bill Banks, David Driesen, Eugene Fidell, Harold Hongju Koh, Mark Nevitt, and Todd Peterson for comments and discussion that improved the Article enormously. In addition, I am grateful for input from a variety of thoughtful and knowledgeable practitioners, including Brian Finucane, Elizabeth Goitein, and Joseph Nunn. I would also like to thank my research assistants Patrick Burnett, Austin Roy, Riley Satterwhite, and Brennan Sullivan.

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