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Preliminary facts and thoughts about Eric Holder

Is Obama's likely nominee for Attorney General an encouraging sign for advocates of the Constitution and the rule of law?
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  • Thursday, November 20, 2008 09:48 AM

    So that's what was floating jschultz's boat

    the Feithian idea that inhumane treatment of people who violate the Geneva Conventions strengthens international humanitarian law.

    Now I see how some people might be drawn to this view. It's an extension of "they only understand force" and "we have to fight dirty because they do." And the public conscience? Why, it's a fantasy for pussies. Fair trials are, logically, just another reward for misbehavior.

    It's medieval. It sounds like Malleus Maleficarum or something.

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