“Four U.S. Senators are pursuing legislation they believe would fix the ‘mistake’ President Obama made with the man who allegedly failed to blow up a Christmas Day flight into Detroit. That ‘mistake’ was treating him like a serious criminal, tossing him in jail and planning a trial. Nevertheless, Senators Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Susan Collins (R-ME), Robert Bennett (R-UT) and John Ensign (R-NV) are pushing legislation that would require civilian authorities to consult with intelligence leaders when taking an accused terrorist into custody. … Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union, fired back: ‘It is extremely disturbing that members of the U.S. Congress are essentially calling for Obama administration officials to discard the Constitution when a terrorist suspect is apprehended — as if the Constitution should be applied on a case by case basis.’” (01/25/10)