Pro-Torture Senators or the Nazgul?
Here is the roll of shame of the Senators who voted against the McCain amendment S.AMDT.1977 to forbid torture.
- Wayne Allard, Colorado
- Kit Bond, Missouri
- Tom Coburn, Oklahoma
- Thad Cochran, Mississippi
- John Cornyn, Texas
- James Inhofe, Oklahoma
- Pat Roberts, Kansas
- Jeff Sessions, Alabama
- Ted Stevens, Alaska
Of course, all are Republicans.
Let’s see now how the House and the conference committee act.
POSTSCRIPT: Anyone know why my former Senator (former because I no longer live in New Jersey) Jon Corzine, Democrat of New Jersey, abstained?
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ڈفر Duffer
Corzine most likely didn’t vote because he’s busy campaigning for governor in NJ. He might come back for a close vote, but at 90-9 he wasn’t really needed.
mb: Yeah, that’s the most likely reason.
My husband and I are now New Jersey residents. He wrote Corzine to ask why Corzine missed the vote and what his position is, but hasn’t gotten a reply yet.
Ginger: If you do hear something from Corzine, I hope you’ll blog about it.
Taxi To the Dark Side
It’s a documentary about Dilawar, an Afghan taxi driver, who was tortured and murdered as well as the torture policies of the Bush administration. I provide a lot of links to information about torture.