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Disgusted Republican on Republican Approved Torture

dqm — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 03:26:42 +0000

This disgusted Republican is continually amazed that the United States approved torture is now defined as either Democratic or Republican. If you’re Democratic, you’re against torture. If you’re Republican, you think that torture is just fine, that the country will thrive on torture, that we’re all safer with torture as part of our national culture.

I draw this conclusion from yesterday’s vote to override the veto of the torture act affecting the CIA. The vote came down to all but three of the Democrats voted to override the veto, while only five Republicans voted to join them.

You can click on the following link to see how your representative voted:

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2008/roll117.xml

The Republican montra in 2006 was that the Democrats wanted to “cut & run.” So will the Republicans stand up and take responsibility the next time some of our troops or civilians get captured and tortured? After all, if it’s OK for us to do it, then it will be OK for them to do it, right?

Disgusted Republican

Disgusted Republican on Government Sponsored Torture

dqm — Tue, 11 Mar 2008 23:53:43 +0000

This disgusted republican urges you to call or email your U.S. representative today and urge him/her to vote to override the pres. veto of the torture act. This act is specifically aimed at the CIA. Our reputation around the world, and not to mention our own national values right here at home, are once again at stake.

All we’re asking is that the CIA follow the same guide lines as are set out in the U.S. Army Field Manual. The manual expressly prohibits waterboarding detainees, forcing prisoners to perform sexual acts, and many other objectionable interrogation “techniques. Even Gen. David Patraeus, the commanding general in Iraq, has said that the techniques outlined in the Army Field Manual “work effectively and humanely in eliciting information from detainees.”

Once again, we must stand up and assert what type of nation we are. We do not torture and we expect not to have our own people tortured if they are ever detained in a war situation.

Disgusted Repuplican

Is Comcast Blocking Both the Internet & the Public?

dqm — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 04:19:03 +0000

Here’s a link to an article that appeared this week in the Free Press.

Net Neutrality is still a huge concern to those of us little guys who are depending on the internet for the free and open sharing of ideas, and, not to mention it has become the livelihood of millions of people these days.

“There is a huge turnout at today’s public hearing in Boston on the future of the Internet. Hundreds of concerned citizens have arrived in droves to speak out on the importance of an open Internet.” Internet Neutrality

Mark Foley Just Another Nail in the Coffin

dqm — Wed, 04 Oct 2006 03:41:33 +0000

Its not just the “Party of Corruption.” God knows, over the years both parties have had their share of scandals. I think this more than typifies the problem of power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely. And I am talking in the broader sense of the whole Republican party.

That is to say, one party rule is doing us in as a democracy. This Foley thing is an example of how its more important to keep power than it is to out and prosecute a pedophile, or at the very least, to investigate the possibility of him being one. Begin by immediately removing him as a person on a committee assigned to protecting children–a blatant shortfall of leadership to do just that.
The Republican spinners can dig all they want to try and find Democratic pedophiles, but the fact remains, this is their cover up, on their watch, and the democrats were specifically left out of the loop in the alleged misbehavior of this guy.

So how’s this for a theory?Â The leadership purposely left him not-outed so that they could guarantee that they could get him to vote their way on any issue that came up where they needed all the votes to pass that issue.Â Anyone smell a rat here?