America's Shameless Hypocrisy

The Theory of Torture - In the "Third Institute," Coke writes that "there is no law to warrant tortures in this land, nor can they be justified by any prescription" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jardin inferred that the power to torture was regarded as part of the royal prerogative ...inflicting torture at pleasure at the mere instance of the Crown, has always appeared to me to be a very remarkable instance of the opposition of a prerogative to law-of the existence in former times of a power above the law, controlling and subverting the law, and thus rendering it practical application altogether inconsistent with its theoretical excellence. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/294075/torture_and_the_law_of_proof_.html?page=2

"Senator Leahy's call to action was ignored." Just cause there was no action doesn't mean it was ignored.