proud to be a Canadian
The House passed Bush's terrorism detainee bill.
Shame on America. Shame on its leaders, its people and its defeat by the terrorists. Congratulations, "Terrorists", you have destroyed our way of life.
Some highlights of the Bill:
-- Requires that a defendant being tried by military commission have access to any evidence given to a jury.
-- Drops a section of the administration's previous proposal that stated an existing ban on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment satisfies the nation's obligations under the Geneva Conventions.
-- Prohibits "grave breaches" of the Geneva Conventions. Defines grave breaches as acts such as torture, rape, biological experiments and cruel and inhuman treatment.
-- Notes the president has the authority to interpret "the meaning and application" of the Geneva Conventions.
-- Allows hearsay evidence.
-- Allows coerced testimony if the statement was acquired before a 2005 ban on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and a judge finds it to be reliable. Bans coerced statements taken after the 2005 ban went into effect if it violates constitutional definitions of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
-- Bars individuals from protesting violations of Geneva Conventions standards in court.
So no "Grave Breaches", but "little breaches" are ok, and the President gets to decide what a breach is anyway...which doesn't matter, because the individuals can't protest any breach anyway.
I weep for America. You have fallen so far, so fast.
Shame on America. Shame on its leaders, its people and its defeat by the terrorists. Congratulations, "Terrorists", you have destroyed our way of life.
Some highlights of the Bill:
-- Requires that a defendant being tried by military commission have access to any evidence given to a jury.
-- Drops a section of the administration's previous proposal that stated an existing ban on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment satisfies the nation's obligations under the Geneva Conventions.
-- Prohibits "grave breaches" of the Geneva Conventions. Defines grave breaches as acts such as torture, rape, biological experiments and cruel and inhuman treatment.
-- Notes the president has the authority to interpret "the meaning and application" of the Geneva Conventions.
-- Allows hearsay evidence.
-- Allows coerced testimony if the statement was acquired before a 2005 ban on cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment and a judge finds it to be reliable. Bans coerced statements taken after the 2005 ban went into effect if it violates constitutional definitions of cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment.
-- Bars individuals from protesting violations of Geneva Conventions standards in court.
So no "Grave Breaches", but "little breaches" are ok, and the President gets to decide what a breach is anyway...which doesn't matter, because the individuals can't protest any breach anyway.
I weep for America. You have fallen so far, so fast.