My Conscience Does Not Permit Me To

We Have No Functioning Parliament In Egypt And Months Ago Mohammed Morsi Assumed Legislative Functions. Now He's Decided That There Should Be No Opposition To The Laws That He Makes And That He Is Authorized To Pass Any National Security Measure. It Is Difficult To Be More Absolutist Than That. And The Constitutional Convention - What A Sad Gathering; It Threatens To Send Us Back To The Darkest Period Of The Middle Ages.

I Have, As You Know, The Utmost Respect For President Obama As A Person.

I'm A Lawyer. I Go For Due Process; I Go For Fairness And Equity - These Values Mean A Lot To Me.

People Talk About Smart Sanctions And Crippling Sanctions. Ive Never Seen Smart Sanctions, And Crippling Sanctions Cripple Everyone, Including Innocent Civilians, And Make The Government More Popular.

Whether We Report Iran To The Council Or Not, I Believe The Only Way Forward Is Through Diplomacy.