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(12-07) 11:33 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The Obama administration has asked an appeals court to dismiss a lawsuit accusing former Bush administration attorney John Yoo of authorizing the torture of a terrorism suspect, saying federal law does not allow damage claims against lawyers who advise the president on national security issues.
Such lawsuits ask courts to second-guess presidential decisions and pose "the risk of deterring full and frank advice regarding the military's detention and treatment of those determined to be enemies during an armed conflict," Justice Department lawyers said Thursday in arguments to the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco.
Well, finally a good decision by obama. Of course, this will likely inflame the BDS Leftists.
A little odd that anyone would cry in support of the WH asking for this while saying everything the WH does is so evil-socialist-islamic-bad.
Id like to see the white house declare finally that its really a democratic version of Bushist Neoconservatism and watch the far righties heads explode in confusion.
I was going to ask the same thing. I guess we aren't a BDS or PDS. LOL
ETA: I seriously don't know, Sanrene.
Sanrene is a bit unhappy today for some reason. It seems she comes on here to take her anger out on the forum.
I seriously do not know what it meant either.
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