Comments on: Senate Democrats Have One Last Chance To Address Torture http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/ Res ipsa loquitur ("The thing itself speaks") Tue, 24 Nov 2009 01:00:42 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Mary MacElveen http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-39830 Mary MacElveen Thu, 19 Feb 2009 13:47:50 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-39830 To Mr. Turley, I hear you consistently speak out in promotion of war-crimes prosecution, but I feel you as well as Rachel Maddow are missing the far bigger and more important picture. The suffering of a people. Below is my personal email to the President of the United States, Barack Obama. Sincerely, Mary MacElveen! Dear President Barack Obama, In your first press conference, I zeroed in on that reporter from HuffingtonPost.com when he questioned you regarding war-crimes prosecution and while I would very much like that, I feel you have a far bigger task in front of you namely the economy. I am so scared, Mr. President. With the Republican Party being seen as the ‘Party of No’ lately where only three Republican senators lent you their support to the Stimulus Package, by launching full investigations and perhaps prosecutions of former Bush officials, it will create an even more hostile environment down in Washington, D.C. and we simply cannot have that in this moment in time. The people’s business must be front and center. While I think it criminal to torture anyone upon their deaths those who promulgated and actually tortured will face their ultimate judgment by God. I am having a hard time being in the corner of those who found themselves at Guantánamo Bay especially when so many Americans are suffering today. So, when I hear on-air journalists such as Rachel Maddow consistently bring this up and focus in on it, I feel she is missing the bigger and more important picture; the suffering of a people. I wish you God’s speed, Mr. President in all that you must confront and my continued prayers are with you and our country. Sincerely, Mary MacElveen! To Mr. Turley,

I hear you consistently speak out in promotion of war-crimes prosecution, but I feel you as well as Rachel Maddow are missing the far bigger and more important picture. The suffering of a people. Below is my personal email to the President of the United States, Barack Obama.

Sincerely,
Mary MacElveen!

Dear President Barack Obama,

In your first press conference, I zeroed in on that reporter from HuffingtonPost.com when he questioned you regarding war-crimes prosecution and while I would very much like that, I feel you have a far bigger task in front of you namely the economy. I am so scared, Mr. President. With the Republican Party being seen as the ‘Party of No’ lately where only three Republican senators lent you their support to the Stimulus Package, by launching full investigations and perhaps prosecutions of former Bush officials, it will create an even more hostile environment down in Washington, D.C. and we simply cannot have that in this moment in time. The people’s business must be front and center. While I think it criminal to torture anyone upon their deaths those who promulgated and actually tortured will face their ultimate judgment by God. I am having a hard time being in the corner of those who found themselves at Guantánamo Bay especially when so many Americans are suffering today. So, when I hear on-air journalists such as Rachel Maddow consistently bring this up and focus in on it, I feel she is missing the bigger and more important picture; the suffering of a people. I wish you God’s speed, Mr. President in all that you must confront and my continued prayers are with you and our country.

Sincerely,

Mary MacElveen!

]]> By: Months Later, Mukasey Still Thinking About Waterboarding and Says He May Never Say Whether it is Torture « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-6110 Months Later, Mukasey Still Thinking About Waterboarding and Says He May Never Say Whether it is Torture « JONATHAN TURLEY Sun, 27 Jan 2008 14:27:24 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-6110 [...] The continued gaming of this question is a further indictment of the Democrats in allowing this confirmation to go forward. For a prior column on the confirmation, click here [...] [...] The continued gaming of this question is a further indictment of the Democrats in allowing this confirmation to go forward. For a prior column on the confirmation, click here [...]

]]> By: GOP Filibusters Energy Bill Over Increased Taxes for Oil Companies — Why Can’t Democrats Be More Like Republicans? « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-3646 GOP Filibusters Energy Bill Over Increased Taxes for Oil Companies — Why Can’t Democrats Be More Like Republicans? « JONATHAN TURLEY Thu, 13 Dec 2007 19:51:19 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-3646 [...] For a prior column, click here [...] [...] For a prior column, click here [...]

]]> By: Schumer Appears to Downplay Torture in Mukasey Vote « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-730 Schumer Appears to Downplay Torture in Mukasey Vote « JONATHAN TURLEY Fri, 02 Nov 2007 15:38:37 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-730 [...] Schumer Appears to Downplay Torture in Mukasey Vote Published November 2nd, 2007 Congress , Constitutonal Law , Politics , Society In a surprising development, New York Senator Chuck Schumer appeared to downplay the significance of torture in determining whether to confirm Michael Mukasey. “No nominee from this administration will agree with us on torture and wiretapping,” Schumer said in a statement Thursday. “The best we can hope for is someone who will rebuild the Justice Department and remain independent, even when pressured by this administration.” It is a truly unbelievable statement for those who have struggled to get the democrats to finally fight on principle. Just because a president intends to send people who refuse to denounce torture, it does not mean that the Senate should yield and confirm them. This is not a question of “agreeing with us,” this is established law that makes waterboarding a form of torture. For Schumer to express such willingness to forgive Mukasey on the torture question undermines the international calls for the Senate to hold firm on the question as a matter of basic human rights. Schumer’s comments would also explain why the Democrats have done none of things that would normally occur in a serious effort to fight the nomination. They have not seriously delayed the vote to allow opposition to be heard. They have not called a hearing on waterboarding to show that this is a clear issue. They have not confronted their colleagues on a basic question of human rights. It is not surprising that many feel that the fix is in for confirmation — as was the case on so many of matters of civil liberties with the Democrat Senate. For a column, click here [...] [...] Schumer Appears to Downplay Torture in Mukasey Vote Published November 2nd, 2007 Congress , Constitutonal Law , Politics , Society In a surprising development, New York Senator Chuck Schumer appeared to downplay the significance of torture in determining whether to confirm Michael Mukasey. “No nominee from this administration will agree with us on torture and wiretapping,” Schumer said in a statement Thursday. “The best we can hope for is someone who will rebuild the Justice Department and remain independent, even when pressured by this administration.” It is a truly unbelievable statement for those who have struggled to get the democrats to finally fight on principle. Just because a president intends to send people who refuse to denounce torture, it does not mean that the Senate should yield and confirm them. This is not a question of “agreeing with us,” this is established law that makes waterboarding a form of torture. For Schumer to express such willingness to forgive Mukasey on the torture question undermines the international calls for the Senate to hold firm on the question as a matter of basic human rights. Schumer’s comments would also explain why the Democrats have done none of things that would normally occur in a serious effort to fight the nomination. They have not seriously delayed the vote to allow opposition to be heard. They have not called a hearing on waterboarding to show that this is a clear issue. They have not confronted their colleagues on a basic question of human rights. It is not surprising that many feel that the fix is in for confirmation — as was the case on so many of matters of civil liberties with the Democrat Senate. For a column, click here [...]

]]> By: Bush: No Mukasey, No Attorney General « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-715 Bush: No Mukasey, No Attorney General « JONATHAN TURLEY Fri, 02 Nov 2007 11:02:18 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-715 [...] is precisely what some of us have advocated. For earlier column, click here and If Bush wants an attorney general who cannot recognize waterboarding as torture, he should be [...] [...] is precisely what some of us have advocated. For earlier column, click here and If Bush wants an attorney general who cannot recognize waterboarding as torture, he should be [...]

]]> By: cageExaweella http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-633 cageExaweella Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:58:50 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-633 Hello! How are you? Hello!
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]]> By: Mukasey Refuses to Denounce Waterboarding as Torture Again in Written Responses to Senate « JONATHAN TURLEY http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-582 Mukasey Refuses to Denounce Waterboarding as Torture Again in Written Responses to Senate « JONATHAN TURLEY Wed, 31 Oct 2007 06:51:14 +0000 http://jonathanturley.org/2007/10/31/senate-democrats-have-one-last-chance-to-address-torture/#comment-582 [...] Latest Column « Senate Democrats Have One Last Chance To Address Torture [...] [...] Latest Column « Senate Democrats Have One Last Chance To Address Torture [...]

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