How do people sleep with themselves at night? Apparently our constituional values mean nothing.

Congratulations Mr. Bush, you win but in my eyes you no longer deserve the title of president.

the legislation would reverse fundamental American values by allowing seizure of evidence in this country without a search warrant, allowing evidence obtained through cruel and inhuman treatment, and denying relief or appeal to people like Maher Arar, whom the United States sent to Syria for interrogation that included torture even after the Canadian government told American officials he was not a terrorist ... "When our moral standing is eroded, our international credibility is diminished as well," said Representative Steny H. Hoyer of Maryland, the No. 2 Democrat in the House. ... The bill was a compromise worked out between the White House and three Senate Republicans who for weeks had resisted the administration's approach. They contended the White House's initial bill would violate the Constitution and redefine the nation's obligations under the Geneva Conventions, signaling to other nations that they too could rewrite the rules on dealing with combatants seized in wartime.

Legislation Advances on Terrorism Trials

A Low Point for the US
Older post

RSI

How do people sleep with themselves at night? Apparently our constituional values mean nothing. Congratulations Mr. Bush, you win but in my eyes you no long...

Newer post

Good News

How do people sleep with themselves at night? Apparently our constituional values mean nothing. Congratulations Mr. Bush, you win but in my eyes you no long...

A Low Point for the US