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Comments on: The New Litmus Test http://penndems.org/archives/82 Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:31:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 By: Jay http://penndems.org/archives/82#comment-179 Jay Sun, 27 Jan 2008 01:23:42 +0000 http://blog.penndems.org/archives/82#comment-179 Waterboarding is torture. Since when did it become okay for a country that makes laws to be convient for members of the administration? Waterboarding is torture. Since when did it become okay for a country that makes laws to be convient for members of the administration?

]]> By: Thad Kirk http://penndems.org/archives/82#comment-123 Thad Kirk Wed, 14 Nov 2007 02:54:39 +0000 http://blog.penndems.org/archives/82#comment-123 It was politically convenient to the Democrats that voted for him because (Chuck Schumer's argument, not mine) to reject Mukasey would be to allow Bush to appoint a "temporary" caretaker AG who would not have to be confirmed by the Senate for the rest of Bush's term. While I see the reasoning behind Schumer's argument, I reject it as does the majority of the Senate Democrats. And maybe many members of the administration *should* be prosecuted. . . . After all, despite what King George thinks, they're *not* above the law. It was politically convenient to the Democrats that voted for him because (Chuck Schumer’s argument, not mine) to reject Mukasey would be to allow Bush to appoint a “temporary” caretaker AG who would not have to be confirmed by the Senate for the rest of Bush’s term. While I see the reasoning behind Schumer’s argument, I reject it as does the majority of the Senate Democrats.

And maybe many members of the administration *should* be prosecuted. . . . After all, despite what King George thinks, they’re *not* above the law.

]]> By: Jordan L http://penndems.org/archives/82#comment-121 Jordan L Mon, 12 Nov 2007 06:28:38 +0000 http://blog.penndems.org/archives/82#comment-121 I disagree. The political problem with saying waterboarding is torture under *current* law is that it would require him to prosecute many members of the Bush administration. Mukasey said that, should Congress pass legislation classifying waterboarding as torture, he will enforce it. Why hasn't any Democrat proposed such legislation? and Thad- how exactly is voting against nearly every single member of your party politically convenient? I disagree. The political problem with saying waterboarding is torture under *current* law is that it would require him to prosecute many members of the Bush administration. Mukasey said that, should Congress pass legislation classifying waterboarding as torture, he will enforce it. Why hasn’t any Democrat proposed such legislation?

and Thad- how exactly is voting against nearly every single member of your party politically convenient?

]]> By: Thad Kirk http://penndems.org/archives/82#comment-119 Thad Kirk Sun, 11 Nov 2007 05:11:40 +0000 http://blog.penndems.org/archives/82#comment-119 You're absolutely right, Matt. And shame on the six Democrats who voted to confirm him for political convenience. You’re absolutely right, Matt. And shame on the six Democrats who voted to confirm him for political convenience.

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