Yoo won't answer whether Bush can burry someone alive.

Testifying before the Senate, 6/26/08.

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[klard]

John Yoo is a Berkley Law professor? The students should ask for their money back unless they are stupid enough to think this man can teach them anything worthwhile. Or maybe since they are in law school obfuscation, deception and lying are what they want to master.

[gnawi2002]

it's a shame to see John Yoo holding the american flag,,,teaching law to americans is the biggest insult to George Washington,,,,american people!!!!! you deserve better

[BelfastAtheist]

@iwazhear77

Ugh. You really think he intended to answer the question? No, he did not. Hence the unnecasarry suffixes he adds to his responses, Conyers understands this tactic very well and anyone (And I'm hoping you at least meet this criteria) who has ever watched a Politician during an interview understands it. I.e that you misdirect your response, which is what he was trying to do..

Either an answer beginning 'Yes, Because..'' or 'No, because..' or ''Maybe, because..' would have been ok.

[jagara1]

Yoo is frightened - and he is not man enough to face his fears and give an honest answer!

[iwazhear77]

@Hissyspit I'm not defending anyone. But it's kind of hard to answer questions when the person asking is being extremely hostile.

[Hissyspit]

@iwazhear77 Bullshit. Yoo is a war criminal and he's deflecting and Conyers isn't putting up with it. Go ahead. Defend war criminals.

[RPenta]

Could the President nuke the Vatican because he thinks the Pope is encouraging MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOSLEM extremists with appeasement and putting our "boys" in danger?

[caveatemp]

Yoo really makes me ill. The way they should phrase these questions is like this: Mr. Yoo, can the president order you to be buried alive? Mr. Yoo, can the president order you to cut off your (body part of your choice) and make you eat it raw?

[bs17]

@blastforth Just because presidents in the past have given such orders does NOT mean that they were legal. It's a sad fact of history that injustices and illegal acts are often tolerated in times of war, and especially in instances where the country is in a state of panic. Lincoln's actions in that case were clearly unconstitutional (only Congress can suspend habeas corpus), as were FDR's (fifth/fourteenth amendments), and these facts are now widely acknowledged.

[MrWsad]

@iwazhear77 YOU ARE AN IDIOT!

DO you not realize how serious this is?

How can some retarded fucktard order someone to be killed? tortured? buried alive? of course people should spread the word and prosecute bush for war crimes.

HE SHOULD BE EXECUTED!

BUSH SHOULD BE EXECUTED BY A LETHAL INJECTION!

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[iwazhear77]

We're all missing the point that Conyers is acting like a huge dickweed and everyone around him realizes it.