Reply #20: You are so mistaken.

[merh]

The "state's secret" executive order you refer to specifically states:

Sec. 1.6 Limitations on Classification.

(a) In no case shall information be classified in order to conceal
violations of law, inefficiency, or administrative error; to prevent
embarrassment to a person, organization, or agency; to restrain
competition; or to prevent or delay the release of information that does
not require protection in the interest of national security.

http://epic.org/open_gov/eo_12356.html

And when SCOTUS tosses out laws as unconstitutional, laws they find violate the constitution, that means the laws are no good. Congress cannot pass laws that violate the constitution, the executive orders cannot violate the constitution or existings laws.

And here is the kicker, it was The Patriot Act that bushco crammed down our throats that amended the torture law to make "conspiracy to torture" a crime.

She had recourse, she could have convened closed session hearings, she could have filed a suit to be heard in camera asking the court for directions. She could have done something if she in fact knew that they were torturing.