Thursday, October 06, 2005

So proud today

YEahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I am so, so, so proud of Congress today. Thank God they did the right thing.

Senate Moves to Protect Military Prisoners Despite Veto Threat (NY Times)
WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 - Defying the White House, the Senate overwhelmingly agreed Wednesday to regulate the detention, interrogation and treatment of prisoners held by the American military...

Senate, Bucking White House, backs detainee protections (Intl Herald Tribune)
In a sharp rebuke to the White House, the U.S. Senate agreed Wednesday to regulate the detention, interrogation and treatment of prisoners held by the U.S. militar

It still has to become official policy, but I hope that it will. It is attached to a huge "must pass" Defense spending bill. For once I'm glad for those slimy DC tactics. hah.

Bush and Cheney are sick men, in my humble opinion, for not only opposing regulation of prisoner treatment, but furthermore threatening their peers in Congress if they didn't go along with them. Cheney literally went on a fear-inducing trip over to the Congressional buildings to warn them. What a crazy. Congress did the right thing, and actually represented the American people. phew!

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