Alito: 'No one is above the law' - Yahoo! News

Alito: 'No one is above the law' - Yahoo! News:

"'If the Congress passed a law prohibiting torture,' Leahy asked, could the president 'immunize people from prosecution if they violated our laws on torture?'

Alito repeated testimony from his opening statement on Monday that 'no person in this country is above the law and that includes the president and the Supreme Court.'

But he added that there are complicating factors involving the powers of the executive branch and specific issues that Alito said can create a 'twilight zone.'

'But as to specific issues that might come up, I really need to know the specifics. I need to know what was done and why it was done and hear the arguments of the issue,' Alito said.

Leahy complained about U.S. officials 'going around the country photographing and spying on people protesting the war in
Iraq,' including Quakers in his state.

Alito responded: 'If someone has been the subject of illegal law enforcement activities, they should have a day in court."