One of the things I dislike most about this Administration is that the don't seem
to feel warmly towards the idea that ours is a nation of laws -- you see, that's
one of my favorites. A recent confidential Pentagon report released by the Wall
Street Journal asserts, on page 35, that "laws that seek to prevent the President
from gaining the intelligence he believes necessary to prevent attacks upon the
United States" are unconstitutional. Also because of the Commander-in-Chief’s
“inherent constitutional authority to manage a military campaign,” U.S. laws prohibiting
torture “must be construed as inapplicable” in a “Global War on Terror” -- however
he chooses to define that war. So, not only can the President really disregard
any law he feels like disregarding, given that he has asserted
the right to make American citizens enemy combatants in this war, he's also
well within his authority to torture you. Have a good night.
10:49 PM
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