Cheney, Torture and the Chance to Restore the Rule of Law

[kpete]

BLOG | Posted 04/12/2008 @ 5:00pm
Cheney, Torture and the Chance to Restore the Rule of Law

John Nichols


The Constitution of the United States is absolutely clear when it comes to matters of torture.

Amendment 8 specifically states that,"Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted."

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Vice President Dick Cheney, when he assumed the second most powerful office in the land after the disputed election of 2000, swore an oath to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic" and to "bear true faith and allegiance to the same."

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Yet we now know from revelations made by former senior intelligence officials to ABC News and the Associated Press that Cheney and other members of the administration -- who apparently took care to insulate President Bush from a series of meetings where CIA interrogation methods were discussed -- authorized the use of waterboarding and other generally recognized torture techniques.

There is no question that Cheney violated his oath of office, which bound him to support and defend a Constitution that he disregarded.


more at:
http://www.thenation.com/blogs/thebeat?bid=1&pid=309223

[Beam Me Up]

1. I'm surprised you didn't include the link to the petition:

http://restoreruleoflaw.com/