The Decider Takes A Stand

Submitted by James on Sat, 03/08/2008 - 12:25pm

For torture.

WASHINGTON - President Bush said Saturday he vetoed legislation that would ban the CIA from using harsh interrogation methods such as waterboarding to break suspected terrorists because it would end practices that have prevented attacks.

"The bill Congress sent me would take away one of the most valuable tools in the war on terror," Bush said in his weekly radio address taped for broadcast Saturday. "So today I vetoed it," Bush said. The bill provides guidelines for intelligence activities for the year and includes the interrogation requirement.

The article doesn't discuss the possibility of an over-ride. But given Congress'nearly perfect track record on caving to this imperial president, I'm guessing the stain of torture will be with us for a long, long time.

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Pelosi and Reid did talk about an over-ride.

Submitted by Linda on Sat, 03/08/2008 - 6:10pm.

A little further down in the same article.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress would work to override Bush's veto next week. "In the final analysis, our ability to lead the world will depend not only on our military might, but on our moral authority," said Pelosi, D-Calif

"Democrats will continue working to reverse the damage President Bush has caused to our standing in the world," Reid said.
"Democrats will continue working to reverse the damage President Bush has caused to our standing in the world," Reid said.

Be the change you wish to see in the world. --Gandhi