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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
You're right that Atticus and I are making different points. I find it odd that you think that the legislative branch is the only branch chasing political goals instead of doing what it deems best for the country -- presumably this wasn't true when the GOP Congress did the White House's bidding a few years ago -- but, whatever.
My point went to whether torture should be outlawed. If it is, and if the CIA (e.g.) tortures someone to find a suitcase nuke in Manhattan, then a government prosecutor will have to decide whether to bring charges. I trust that prosecutor to exercise his or her discretion, and I trust a judge and defense counsel to make sure it's exercised well. You guys don't.
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if it is outlawed, why wouldn't they bring charges? de minimis torture?
