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Politics : Sioux Nation
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To: James Calladine who wrote (26620)7/7/2005 9:03:15 AM
From: cirrus  Read Replies (1) of 362362
 
Gonzalez was arguing a case for his client. Lawyers do that every day. It doesn't mean he would follow that line of reasoning as a judge.

And lets remember... after 9/11 just about everyone in America would have been in favor of far more torture than the Gonzalez guidelines allowed if such torture prevented further terror attacks. I'm not arguing in favor of torture, but there is a difference between mixing up someone's sleep routine and applying electrical prods to their privates. If it weren't for the Gonzalez guidelines what would the rules be?

Defense attorneys argue for clients they know to be guilty but act from a different perspective when they become judges. That's the way the system works. It's better to look at Gonzalez's rulings from the bench to get insight to his thinking. Some of those rulings have ticked off the right wing, so he's obviously not in their pocket.

Your assumption that Gonzalez will be a mouthpiece for Bush/Cheney is just that, an assumption... he might well happen... but I can think of a number of other far worse candidates who are guaranteed to be mouthpieces for the religious right.

You folks are OK with the architect of torture policies on the Supreme Court........?
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