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Pro Torture Republicans

I cannot believe I'm writing this; I am beyond words.

Your Republican Congress and your Republican President just agreed that torturing and allowing the indefinite imprisonment of nearly anyone without habeas corpus review should become the law of the land. This language would effectively end the Geneva Conventions effect on US law and conduct.

Torture!

I can't fucking believe it - TORTURE!

Democrats have to make a stand, and make a stand now. Who wants to vote for torture? Who wants to vote to end over 200+ years of law and order?

Democrats have to filibuster this bill; it is wrong, it is evil; it is exactly what America is not about.

We fought the Nazi's and the Communist's without trashing our laws; our forefathers fought a heroic battle against the strongest military and superpower in the world over habeas corpus and basic human rights.

Now in another time of need, those who most cynically abuse power are on the precipice of altering the bedrock of our values and laws.

Call your Senator, and ask them if they are pro-torture.

Later: Here's a rundown in laymens terms of what the "compromise" entailed:

And so it all fits together nicely for someone who wanted to, say, authorize torture (though not “torture” of course, which is very different). The CIA can devise interrogation methods by working around the language in the compromise bill. If there are any doubts, the President can say that he determines that these practices are consistent with the language of the Geneva Conventions. And just to be safe, the Geneva Convention may be completely banned as a source of rights in court. And just to be super-safe about that new pesky McCain language, the penalties for “cruel or degrading” punishment are to be enforced by, yes, the President.

McCain folded like a deck of cards. So much for independence.

Comments

arno says:

so the US using torture as a method of interrogation is new? Oh, this just makes it OK now. I'm in england so I am out of the loop, I was caught up watching an hour of satire about that puppet (blair) that heads up things for us here and his resignation. The cheney admin isn't really re-writing the laws or our bedrock per se, they are just rendering it visible. Well, more so....I appreciate the idealism (and can hear you screaming at the TV) but we just have to wait for something to happen in November....

Posted by: arno at September 24, 2006 6:51 AM #

arno says:

I didn't intend for that to have such a defeated tone! I'm going to give myself a 20% pay raise and more vacation time now, thanks.