Restoring Rule of Law As An American Ideal
"The United States abides by the laws of war. ... Wanton killing, torture, cruelty, or the working of unusual hardship on enemy prisoners or populations is not justified under any circumstances. Likewise respect for the reign of law is expected to follow the flag wherever it goes."Those words are from the middle of the last century; but they could have been written at any time in our history - this idea that the rule of law extends even to those enemies we most despise; that our Constitution's principles are transcendent; that in America, right makes might. Download opinion by U.S. Senator Christopher J. Dodd in PDF format.