Restoration of the Constitution Act of 2007
Posted by
Kevin
Go support this. They intend to:
The bill will restore Habeas Corpus protections to detainees, bar information acquired through torture from being introduced as evidence in trials, and limit presidential authority to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions.
You know, those little things that the American Revolution was fought over and the US has supposedly been fighting to defend for the last two hundred odd years. Little, unimportant things like that. Easily overlooked, apparently, in the heat of the moment. Common mistake, happens all the time. I am sure that once the GOP and Bush have this little faux paus pointed out to them, then everything will be taken care of. This bill is certainly just a formality.
Christ, how did we get to the point where we had to defend against official torture and the government locking people away forever without charge or trial? Go back Dodd and remind people that America is supposed to be better than this.
