Johnny, you really stepped in it when you said this was a legal and not ethical issue...wow, I thought you were smarter than that.
As for Scott's running non sequitor, last time I checked how we train our troops and how we handle prisoners wasn't covered under the same jurisdiction. That is unless Scott thinks of our troops as potential terrorists
As for Pelosi, there seems to be a lot of questions as to what they were actually briefed on. I'd wager they didn't do their homework and simply went along with what was being proposed considering this was right after 9/11. Not that they could have done anything about it, in these secret briefings they can't even take notes to have an aid do a detailed legal review.
That being said, assuming they were briefed, select members of Congress are certainly responsible for either not providing oversight or being hypocritical.
-spence