Thursday, September 21, 2006

We'll get back to you after the elections...

Not surprisingly, the Bush administration has been pushing hard for legislation allowing the use of torture. Most Republicans on the Hill are on board - McCain being a notable exception, which makes sense as a victim of such torture himself. The President really wants this - both to get around recent Supreme Court rulings and also to protect those who have been illegally committing these acts.

That's not even the point of this post...although a call to your Representative and Senators wouldn't be a bad idea. Okay, scratch that...would be a great idea. Do it today.

Anyway, the real point is actually just an observation.

I called the Washington offices of every Wisconsin Rep. and Senator and asked for their stand on the proposed White House legislation. Every Republican office told me that they couldn't comment on it but would send out a letter which would probably take four to six weeks. Weird...that's November isn't it? Every Democratic office directed me their website which had their position clearly spelled out.

Message received...

Democrats don't condone the use of torture and don't believe in shielding torturers.

Republicans refuse to say what their stand is, even they will be voting to pass laws condoning the use torture and to shield those who commit torture. They will, however, send you a letter justifying their stand after the November elections.

Or, to be blunt...

Democrats don't condone the use of torture. Republicans do and they're not even brave enough to admit it.

4 comments:

dbackdad said...

And Republicans say they don't play politics. Horsheshit!

Nice post.

Laura said...

Isn't it odd that all the GOPers who are against the use of torture all served in the military and the biggest proponents of the use of torture were all chickenhawks?

I might have to try this too and see what they say. I'll give ol Denny Hastert a call... ;)

thephoenixnyc said...

And yet, even when the subject is legalizing torture and important, brainwashed and radical conservative America shrugs and allows the Bush to to act with impunity.

Shawn said...

Dbdad - Thanks. It seems that's all they can do.

L - Yeah...funny how either having to experience torture makes it less romantic. Most of us can grasp that torture is barbaric, but most Republicans seem to think it's okay. Must be the playbground bully syndrome.

PNYC - Apparently, it's more important to worry about...well...just about anything else. WWJD? I'm pretty sure it has nothing to do with waterboards and beatings. Yeah, Bush is a man of faith alright...