The Obama Administration wants the courts to adopt the interpretation of torture law that was developed by the Bush Administration. Until recently they wanted to try members of the Bush Administration for developing that interpretation. So, this was just another example of the Democrats attempting to criminalize policies of the Republicans. The Democrats follow a scorched earth strategy that Republicans have not yet adopted. When Republicans respond, the country will be on the way to civil war. In the meantime, the Democrats have pushed the country into "Alice in Wonderland," where words (and laws) mean exactly what they want them to, nothing more and nothing less.