It sure does get old hearing this ignorant sadist talk about torture. It really, really gets old.
U.S. citizens are being apprehended and detained by our intelligences services. Many are then denied due process under our laws and the Constitution, suffering indefinite confinement with no representation or prospect of trial. Iād like the committee reviewing her nomination to ask her opinion of the nationās right to deny its citizens due process and a speedy trial, as guaranteed by the Constitution.
Seems to me, Trump is hoping of stirring up a torture argument nationally to distract from the constant stream of bad news coming his way.
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If only our press was capable of holding several conversations at once.
Chuck Todd needs to ask Newt Gingrichās take on all this. Iām sure NBC thinks itās relevant.
Yes, Donnie, you can be too tough on terrorists. Torture does not work. Thatās been known for centuries.
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C-I-C Bonespurs says what?
If she was seriously considering backing out, itās because she KNOWS that thereās enough damaging stuff about her waiting to come outā¦
āIāll have to get back to you on that.ā
ā¦but Iāll happily vote for her confirmation anyway.
In other words, only Democrats seem to care about laws, international treaties, and military field manuals that prohibit torture.
and as long as it doesnāt reach āPlame likeā levels (which is going to be impossible with āgovernment twittahā), I want her to stay in the running.
Though his track record is there (he voted against Pompeo and Coats), its going to be interesting to see if he will vote for her.
I have lawn chairs that fold less easily than Rand Paul.
Senate confirmation hearings are like bad recurring dreams.
Actually, theyāre worse. Iām fully awake.
'kies, Iām not going to defend Rand Paul"
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Torture works just fine as long as your goal is to get the subject to say what you want him to say. If you want someone to confess to some heinous crime, torture is a sure-fire method. For gathering actionable intelligence, however, not so much. And, of course, if you let it be known that you torture your captives, there is no viable defense or moral high ground when your own captured operatives are tortured. Itās just another of those āboth sides do itā standoffs.
If his vote is needed to confirm, heāll provide it.
The erosion of democratic principles in just two years of this manās leadership is staggering.