The Mark Foley scandal has been media wallpaper lately. I watched yesterday as Foley's lawyer dropped the 'bombshell' that he's gay. This ranks right up there among earth shattering revelations like Bush's observation, "The United States and China are two nations divided by a vast ocean."
But, beyond all of this, other things are happening in Washington or, in this case, not happening. On September 21, Bush announced, "I want to thank the members of the United States Senate for working with my administration to meet our top legislative priority, and that is a law that will help us crack the terror network and to save American lives." Bush had his legislation to torture detainees and keep them locked up without trial. Huzzah for freedom...
On the 29th, congress sent Bush the bill, which Associated Press said, "...he was expected to do very soon." Most expected him to sign it over the weekend.
So where is it..?
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Tags: news politics terrorism crime law constitution SCOTUS Bush civil rights
Wednesday, October 04, 2006
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Will this bill clear the way for the tickle torture?
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