From CNN.com

Frist told reporters Thursday that while he believed illegal activity should not take place at detention centers, he believes the leak itself poses a greater threat to national security and is 'not concerned about what goes on' behind the prison walls.

Yep, taking a page right of Rummy's book, it's not the torture, but the fact that people had cameras that we should be worried about. Frist's statements that he is "not concerned about what goes on" and "I'm going to make sure that everything that's done is consistent with the Constitution ... and the laws of the United States of America" seem to contradict each other. I guess Frist thinks the Constitution includes some language about keeping the public un-informed and about it being ok to run a secret network of prisons in order to torture (cruel and inhuman punishment) outside of congressional and judicial review.

Again it's sad to see so many Republicans so ignorant of the basic principles of the U.S. Constitution. Maybe we should require a test of some sort during campaigns. Maybe we could stage live events where candidates write essays on the Constitution and then orally defend those essays? Or maybe some kind of standardized test on the Constitution? We could call it "No Candidate Left Behind."

posted by Idle Crank at 11/10/2005 02:53:00 PM