The defining issue of our time: Torture.
Democratic Senator Ken Salazar voted yea.
The McCain Torture bill gives Mr. Bush tyrannical powers of detention and the tools of the torturer.
Mr. Bush is already demagoging to pin blame on the Democrats for his failures.
I would like to point out that there is no provision within the bill that allows for a "five year review".
As Glenn Greenwald points out that the bill was significantly rewritten that is a wish list for the president that includes clauses that provide immunity for himself and those under his direction who torture those that have been captured, designating US citizens as "enemy combatants" without judicial review, denying habeas corpus rights to prisoners (not the meaningless term "enemy combatants"), and allowing for lifetime detention to both foreigners and US citizens that have been stripped of their citizenship on the President's say so without due process.
So, what does Senator Salazar have to say for himself?
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2006
CONTACT: Cody Wertz – Comm. Director
303-455-7600
Andrew Nannis – Press Secretary
202-224-5852
Sen. Salazar Votes for Legislation Authorizing Military Tribunals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement after voting for legislation that would create a military tribunal system.
“The bill I voted for today was the best bill we could reasonably expect in this highly charged political environment. I am relieved that Senators McCain, Warner and Graham, former Secretary of State Collin Powell, and others helped preserve the fundamentals articulated in the Geneva Convention; a cornerstone to preserving America’s moral high ground in the global efforts against terror.
“Due to the many controversial and far-reaching implications of this bill, I believe it would be appropriate to force Congressional review of this bill in five years. I have concerns with this bill, but on balance it meets my personal view of what America needs to get the job done.”
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As a former Attorney General Senator Salazar should be familiar with the judicial system that the United States has.
He and his staff should be aware of the travesty of justice that Mr. Bush now has with his kangaroo court system which includes evidence produced by torture against the accused is permissible.
Senator Salazar's "personal view" is against the Constitution and Bill of Rights. His view is to let a Mr. Bush have a "Get out of Jail" card and to deny the basis of the American Revolution's Founding Fathers Declaration.
Senator Salazar is no longer my Democratic Senator but an enabler of the torturer.
The torturer is the enemy of mankind.
ken
Democratic Senator Ken Salazar voted yea.
The McCain Torture bill gives Mr. Bush tyrannical powers of detention and the tools of the torturer.
Mr. Bush is already demagoging to pin blame on the Democrats for his failures.
I would like to point out that there is no provision within the bill that allows for a "five year review".
As Glenn Greenwald points out that the bill was significantly rewritten that is a wish list for the president that includes clauses that provide immunity for himself and those under his direction who torture those that have been captured, designating US citizens as "enemy combatants" without judicial review, denying habeas corpus rights to prisoners (not the meaningless term "enemy combatants"), and allowing for lifetime detention to both foreigners and US citizens that have been stripped of their citizenship on the President's say so without due process.
So, what does Senator Salazar have to say for himself?
For Immediate Release
September 28, 2006
CONTACT: Cody Wertz – Comm. Director
303-455-7600
Andrew Nannis – Press Secretary
202-224-5852
Sen. Salazar Votes for Legislation Authorizing Military Tribunals
WASHINGTON, D.C. – United States Senator Ken Salazar released the following statement after voting for legislation that would create a military tribunal system.
“The bill I voted for today was the best bill we could reasonably expect in this highly charged political environment. I am relieved that Senators McCain, Warner and Graham, former Secretary of State Collin Powell, and others helped preserve the fundamentals articulated in the Geneva Convention; a cornerstone to preserving America’s moral high ground in the global efforts against terror.
“Due to the many controversial and far-reaching implications of this bill, I believe it would be appropriate to force Congressional review of this bill in five years. I have concerns with this bill, but on balance it meets my personal view of what America needs to get the job done.”
# # #
As a former Attorney General Senator Salazar should be familiar with the judicial system that the United States has.
He and his staff should be aware of the travesty of justice that Mr. Bush now has with his kangaroo court system which includes evidence produced by torture against the accused is permissible.
Senator Salazar's "personal view" is against the Constitution and Bill of Rights. His view is to let a Mr. Bush have a "Get out of Jail" card and to deny the basis of the American Revolution's Founding Fathers Declaration.
Senator Salazar is no longer my Democratic Senator but an enabler of the torturer.
The torturer is the enemy of mankind.
ken
posted by Ken at 10:16 AM
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