Torture By Any Other Name

If there was any doubt that the regime in Washington has lost its moral compass the recent so-called compromise legislation agreed to by the White House and leading senators regarding the torturing of detainees, removes all remaining questions. While purporting to protect human rights, this legislation has holes big enough to drive a truck through, as they say.

The web site of the Friends Committee on National Legislation does essentially as good a job as any I have seen in explaining the situation. The General Board of Church and Society of the world-wide United Methodist Church has also voiced strong opposition to this legislation.

Any legislation of this sort must be rejected out-of-hand by any Christian or other ethical person. The United States, indeed no nation, should have the option of playing fast and loose with the issue of torture. And in any event, our nation's Constitution must be respected and obeyed. The alternative is a nation and world run simply by the wealthy and most powerful.

http://www.fcnl.org/torture/