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Originally posted by Spanky
I read this as, although, sometime in rare circumstances, it may be the right thing to do to use torture, we don't want to statutorily recognize this because it may lead to abuse. So when it comes down to the cost benefit analysis, it is better to put our CIA operatives in a cloud of uncertainty when they are trying to protect innocents from harm, and possibly have to face prosecution for doing the right thing, than have the possibility that the statutory language may lead to abuse of prisoners.
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There used to be a time where conservatives distrusted government and worried about the potential for abuse. Tossing around pithy phrases like "the possibility that the statutory language may lead to the abuse of prisoners" would make their blood run cold. I can't believe I miss those days.
Of course, if our overwhelming focus is maximizing economic utility, the passing of this generation's version of the Alien and Sedition Acts isn't so much of a concern.
