It’s not everyday that we get a bill that constitutes a massive executive power grab and effectively authorizes torture (or “torture-lite” if you insist). What a great day to be an American!

Republicans like Denny Hastert and their media echo chamber keep accusing people who oppose this sort of thing as wanting to “give rights to terrorists.” Two things: first, we’re talking about people accused or suspected of being terrorists (or supporting terrorists). Big difference, one would think. Second, yes, even terrorists have certain rights that can’t simply be cast aside. They are human beings, after all.

Balkinization continues to be the best one-stop-shopping spot for analysis of all this that I’ve found.