Mr. Obama has in the past condemned waterboarding, and he was explicit in the interview that he regarded the use of the technique, in which a subject is made to believe that he is drowning, as torture, prohibited by statute.
'(13) Otherwise participate fully in public affairs, except as prohibited by law, in a manner which does not materially compromise his efficiency or integrity as an employee or the neutrality, efficiency, or integrity of his agency.
The only exceptions to this rule occur where recognition has been expressly prohibited by statute, or the union is abhorrent to New York's public policy.
In fact, there is a joke among receivers (I have twice served as a court-appointed receiver) to the effect that: A receiver can do anything that the debtor can do except sleep with the debtor's spouse, and even that's not prohibited by statute.
As a result, somewhat ironically, a man married to a reigning British king is prohibited by statute from being called a queen.
Defamation against all three major faiths – Islam, Christianity and Judaism — was explicitly prohibited by statute under the rule of Hosni Mubarak.
Some crimes are considered mala prohibita ("bad because prohibited"); these are prohibited by statute but are not inherently evil.
We find our role limited when the issue is the scope of conduct prohibited by the statute.
