It’s official. The United States now has torture, detention with no recourse and presidential authority to “interpret international standards” as he/she sees fit on its lawbooks. Take that, moral authority. The wishy-washy Arlen Specter tried to amend this abomination to get habeas corpus included, then turned around and voted for it, as did the sainted …

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What the hell. Habeas corpus has only been part of law for seven hundred years; why keep it around? How did your Senator vote on the retention of the legal principle which allows a prisoner to contest his imprisonment in front of a judge? Oh, Mr. Broder? Your favorite “Independents,” McCain, Warner, and Graham? They …

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