Quote du jour

Because many in the administration and Congress feel strongly that coerced confessions constitute the "best practice" to get truth from people suspected of bad things, then, under the equal protection clause of the 14th Amendment, American citizens should be permitted to use the same method to pry the truth out of their elected representatives.

-- "rob payne," in a comment at A Tiny Revolution

This blog does not endorse the use of torture under any circumstances, but admits to finding the above suggestion intriguing.