Shocks the Conscience
By Jamie Mayerfeld contributes to the anti-Mukasey chorus:
Mukasey’s evasions prove his unfitness for the job. If the Senate confirms him, it will share responsibility for torture, because it will have knowingly installed an attorney general who refuses to state that methods actually constituting torture violate the law.
The vote on Mukasey will reveal whether our elected representatives want to stop torture. Their decision will constitute an enduring statement of the values of the American people.