Schiff Talks AUMF on NPR

Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Cal.) spoke this morning with Steve Inskeep on Morning Edition about the AUMF.  The interview came a day after the House rejected a measure to set an end date on the Authorization.

Schiff said that the AUMF has been invoked as legal authority for actions both longer and broader than originally intended.  He also said that Congress has abdicated its responsibility in checking its use.

We posted most recently on legislation related to the AUMF here, after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced that he'd like to reconsider it.