The policies that allowed or turned a blind eye to these acts are no longer in place. The question is whether the intelligence committees are properly conducting oversight functions today. Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders More Quotes by Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders More Quotes From Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders The United States must not engage in torture, if we do, in an increasingly brutal world, we lose our moral standing to condemn other nations or groups that engage in uncivilized behavior. Independent Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders politics