anti-torture legislation is unamerican

[cynatnite]

So says shrub:

The White House on Thursday threatened to veto a massive Senate bill for $442 billion in next year's defense programs if it moves to regulate the Pentagon's treatment of detainees or sets up a commission to investigate operations at Guantanamo Bay prison and elsewhere.

The Bush administration, under fire for the indefinite detention of enemy combatants at Guantanamo Bay in Cuba and questions over whether its policies led to horrendous abuses at Abu Ghraib prison in Iraq, put lawmakers on notice it did not want them legislating on the matter.

In a statement, the White House said such amendments would "interfere with the protection of Americans from terrorism by diverting resources from the war."

"If legislation is presented that would restrict the president's authority to protect Americans effectively from terrorist attack and bring terrorists to justice," the bill could be vetoed, the statement said.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20050721/pl_nm/arms_congress_dc&printer=1

:banghead:

[C_U_L8R]

1. THE BUSH REGIME CONDONES TORTURE

There is no other explaination.
They may as well just come out and admit it.

[The Magistrate]

2. That, Ma'am, Would Be A Beautiful Veto

"'I Won't Be Stopped From Torturing!' Cries The Crawford Coward!"

"LET'S GO GET THOSE BUSH BASTARDS!"

[Wizard777]

9. Bring it on and lets roll!

They have obviously failed to understand the meaning of "cruel and unusual punishment." Where do you get a interpreter for the deaf, dumb, blind, and stupid these days? Oooooooh, Block that Nomination!

[wli]

3. it's because it will turn up damaging dirt

For instance, the fact most of their "terrorists" are kidnapped goatherders and how many of them they've killed. Or maybe that they're taking in and cremating large numbers of them en masse. Who knows? He won't let them investigate, will he?

[Solly Mack]

4. America: In Torture We Trust

I'm just so proud!

( that's sarcasm....just in case)

[DanCa]

5. I feel like I am in the Superman Bizzaro world

What happened to my country.

[Spider Jerusalem]

6. "That stuff about 'cruel and unusual punishment' is only for Americans!"

"Indeed, I tremble for my country when I reflect that God is just, and that his justice cannot sleep forever." - Thomas Jefferson

[GiovanniC]

8. Yeah, And Remember That Thing About "ALL Men Are Created Equal"?

and "That they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, and that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness"?

Well, that was just for 'Merikans, too.

[Wizard777]

10. At the GOP some people are more equal that others.

I think we should take the GOP from the Republicans. We did have top billing in the Grand Old Democrat Republican Party. Nahhhh, they'll just flip their Whigs.

[Lannes]

7. Amazing

Has never vetoed anything but has threatened to twice over stem cell research which could save thousands if not millions of lives and the right to torture.Sick fuck.