Rep. Lamar Smith (R-TX) says:

My guess is that 99 percent of the American people, if asked whether they would endorse such interrogation techniques to be conducted on a known terrorist with the expectation that information that might be derived from such interrogation would save the lives of thousands of Americans, that 99 percent of the American people would support such interrogation techniques.

A recent CNN poll found that two-thirds of the respondants believed waterboarding is torture and 58% said that the technique should not be allowed.

• Poll Results: Waterboarding is torture
• GOPer: 99% of Americans Would Support Waterboarding
• Congressman Lamar Smith: 21st District of Texas

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