Congress should prohibit cruelty, torture

[Carolab]

Editorial: Congress should prohibit cruelty, torture
August 3, 2005 ED0803A

Three military veterans in the Senate -- one a Vietnam POW, one a military lawyer, one a veteran of both World War II and Korea, and all Republicans in good standing -- want Congress to prohibit the "cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment" of all people detained by the U.S. military, no matter what their status. The Bush administration has threatened to veto their effort. Here are 10 reasons the bill Sens. John McCain, John Warner and Lindsay Graham are championing deserves support, and why the White House is wrong to oppose it:

http://www.startribune.com/stories/561/5539817.html

[shraby]

1. The constitution already does....it's a treaty called

the Geneva Conventions. Covers one and all.

[Carolab]

4. Plus the "anti-torture" law passed in 1996. n/t

[izzie]

2. They just may like to hurt people

McCain's bill should be passed.

[bemildred]

3. Impeach the son of a bitches. That will have more effect anyway. nt

[wli]

5. yes, they should call dubya's veto bluff

There's no way he'll veto the defense spending bill. It'd be suicide.