Whether or not the law is passed, no one should be subjected to cruel or unusual punishment while in custody of the United States government,

If this law is passed, it might make someone who's drinking excessively to stop and think about the punishment.

It is wrong to become absorbed in the divine law to such a degree as not to perceive human law. Death belongs to God alone. By what right do men touch that unknown thing?

As uncomfortable as it may be, certain feathers must be pecked out to maintain order in the hen house.

Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent.

After 9/11, the nation is struggling to really balance national security with civil liberties, ... I'm writing as someone who's lived this struggle.