One of the worst days I can remember in America

Writ of Habeas Corpus: gone 1215-2006

Adopting a definition of torture more liberal than any civilized country in the world: check

Pardoning the administration retro-actively from war crimes for torture authorization: ready to rock(at least Nixon had Ford do his dirty work)

Dahlia Lithwick has an outstanding article on the subject:
"Now we are affirmatively asking to be left in the dark. Instead of torture we were unaware of, we are sanctioning torture we'll never hear about. Instead of detainees we didn't care about, we are authorizing detentions we'll never know about. Instead of being misled by the president, we will be blind and powerless by our own choice. And that is a shame on us all."

"Maverick" Republican senators(McCain, Graham and Warner) voted on Spector amendment that would have taken suspension of haebus corpus language out of the torture bill: leave it in. They could have swung the 48-51 vote.

Feingold, as always, gets it
Mr. President, a group of retired diplomats sent a very moving letter explaining their concerns about this habeas-stripping provision. Here is what they said: “To proclaim democratic government to the rest of the world as the supreme form of government at the very moment we eliminate the most important avenue of relief from arbitrary governmental detention will not serve our interests in the larger world.”

Here is the real problem facing america
Eat me Mr. President and your cronies walking in lockstep to amend the constitution without Our consent. And for god's sake, please grow a pair Democrats and filibuster this abomination to the greatest document in America.