Don’t you think that the Russians use torture in their struggle against terrorism? Has it proved to be a panacea for them? Even the police state Bush and Cheney so fondly dreamt of clearly isn’t proof against terrorists. It’s kind of funny the conservatives are so enamored of waving the Constitution around when their boys did their utmost to waive it.
And speaking of idiots waving a Constitution they’ve never read — every time I see Sarah Palin and the Tea Baggers putting on their act I think — Hee Haw lives!
Situational Legalism: The insistence on the strict adherence to the exact letter of the law when somebody else is governing and an insistence that you can’t keep Amrrrica safe by tying your own hands with the law when your side is in power.