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As a policy rule, you couldn't allow vague generalities to suffice to remove potentially unpopular judges. I'm uncomfortable with that standard.
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Had the memo been known more broadly, it casts much doubt on whether Bybee would have been confirmed to the Court in the first place.
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I haven't specifically read Cheney's quotes, I'm just going off what was reported. I assume he feels the same way.
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taking a monster off one of the most important courts in the land, who has done things that would have prevented his confirmation in the first place, is hardly political.
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It isn't supposed to be the point, I agree. But if Bybee is impeached, disbarred, or jailed based on the information that is currently public, that's exactly what it will be. Does that trouble you?
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By the way, here are the rest of the admiral's comments:
“The information gained from these techniques was valuable in some instances, but there is no way of knowing whether the same information could have been obtained through other means,” Admiral Blair said in a written statement issued last night. “The bottom line is these techniques have hurt our image around the world, the damage they have done to our interests far outweighed whatever benefit they gave us and they are not essential to our national security." http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/22/us...er=rss&emc=rss |
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