john yoo

Even the most cursory reading of anything James Madison wrote on the subject of executive power clearly shows that Dick Cheney's expansive views of the powers of the Executive Branch are totally un-American.

The only way to make sure that intensive questioning does not rise to the level of torture is to stop far, far short of torture.

A responsible citizen is expected to conform to the laws no matter what his emotional state. Same with Cheney and Bush.

This is an old rhetorical trick used in order to justify altering the laws governing our use of force against detained individuals.