It is a certainty that the White House will not send down a nominee for AG who would rule waterboarding was a form of torture…to do so would expose Administration personnel to potential lawsuits and other legal actions.

But to refuse to submit a name for nomination, is this not cause for some kind of congressional action?

If the White House rules by administrative orders, de facto line item vetoes (the signing orders) and interim and recess appointments, all measures designed to circumvent the function of Congress (which the Constitution explicitly makes primus inter pares), then surely some kind of remedy is called for.

Seldom have we seen in our lifetimes such an open, blatant, breakdown of government.

Impeachment is a morally and historically compelled requirement at this point.

If for no other reason, among the constellations of other impeachable offenses, this Administration must be impeached for its acceptance and encouragement of such an injection of barbarism into our national traditions.

All the torturers must be removed from positions of power. Immediately.