Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-VT) is getting laudable attention for his call for an independent “truth commission” to investigate civil liberties and human rights abuses committed during the Bush years. But as I mentioned earlier this week, the commission may not be directly legislated by Congress — and one reason is that not every Democrat thinks it’s necessary to do so.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=146015