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House Passes Waterboarding Ban
Let it be known: House Democrats oppose waterboarding -- the process of drowning a detainee that's so severe even those who think it "works" don't think we should do it -- and House Republicans support it. The House yesterday voted to restrict CIA interrogation methods to the Geneva Conventions-compliant provisions outlined in the Army's field manual on interrogation. The bill passed on a nearly party-line vote. President Bush, a self-described Christian, promises a veto.
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Comments (9)
danger wrote on December 14, 2007 10:54 AM:And what then, when he vetoes?
Will the democrats finally think they have enough political capital to impeach a torture-supporting president? Or will they send a STRONGLY WORDED LETTER to Bush politely asking him to reconsider his position?
Time is running out. If they want to restore this democracy they better start acting like a democracy... kinda like how their party name implies that they're pro-democracy.
steambomb wrote on December 14, 2007 10:57 AM:What the hell is this? Waterboarding is illegal according to past case history. Waterboarding is illegal because we are in treaty with the geneva convention. This is just cover for a bunch of politicos who intend to do nothing about a crime that has been committed.
someanonguy wrote on December 14, 2007 10:58 AM:Let me guess- it's almost time to "update" the Army's field manual on interrogation.
Roberta wrote on December 14, 2007 11:50 AM:Succinct definition of the 21st-century Republican and Democratic parties:
Republicans support waterboarding; Democrats oppose waterboarding.
Does anyone need any more explanation for Republicans' actions since the dawn of this millennium?
Aaron G. Stock wrote on December 14, 2007 12:00 PM:Further evidence that this "anger at Democrats" is occasionally misguided at best: you (probably) can't impeach a President for vetoing a bill. We have plenty of evidence of other crimes with which to impeach Bush, but talk of it on a story on a bill and veto threat seems off-base to me.
melior wrote on December 14, 2007 1:29 PM:Funny, the same 25% who howled about having to explain to their children what Bill Clinton did in private don't seem to be batting an eyebrow about how to explain how this President tortures people for freedom.
will o dwisp wrote on December 14, 2007 1:53 PM:"President Bush, a self-described Christian" -thats for sure -wonderful how pliable religion can be!
Alguien wrote on December 14, 2007 4:39 PM:will o dwisp wrote on December 14, 2007 1:53 PM:
"President Bush, a self-described Christian" -thats for sure -wonderful how pliable religion can be!
Let's not forget that during the 2000 Presidential campaign Bush also described himself as a "compassionate conservative". Everything is in the eyes of the beholder...
Anonymous wrote on December 14, 2007 6:17 PM:If the House "really opposes" this, why aren't then pressing for an impeachment inquiry into what they supposedly "oppose"?
DoJ OLC memboranda say water boarding is torture.
Or was this the memo the Speaker "didn't" get? Maybe she should open her eyes next time.