JaylieWoW
06-25-2007, 11:36 AM
I subscribe to MoveOn.org. Today in my email box was a new ACTION ALERT from that organization.
What is interesting about this alert is a certain phrase used in the introduction. I'll quote here:
Dear MoveOn member,
"We are Americans and in our America, we do not torture, we do not imprison people without legal recourse, and we do not give any president unchecked power. Congress must act quickly to rein in this over-reaching president and overturn these un-American acts."
Clicking here will add your name:
Sign the Petition!
It hasn't hit the news wires yet, but retired Generals Robert Gard and John Johns are going public today with something big. They're calling on Congress to ban the use of torture, restore the right to trial and shut down the disastrous prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
You can be sure the blowback from the right wing will be serious. But there's a growing chorus of judges, scholars, military experts, and regular folks who believe that President Bush's abuse of our Constitution is making us less secure. The generals join it just in time: There are new reports that even some Bush administration insiders are pushing to shut down Guantanamo.
Emphasis added is my own. I suppose "blowback" is now a popular political term?
Just thought it was interesting.
What is interesting about this alert is a certain phrase used in the introduction. I'll quote here:
Dear MoveOn member,
"We are Americans and in our America, we do not torture, we do not imprison people without legal recourse, and we do not give any president unchecked power. Congress must act quickly to rein in this over-reaching president and overturn these un-American acts."
Clicking here will add your name:
Sign the Petition!
It hasn't hit the news wires yet, but retired Generals Robert Gard and John Johns are going public today with something big. They're calling on Congress to ban the use of torture, restore the right to trial and shut down the disastrous prison camp at Guantanamo Bay.
You can be sure the blowback from the right wing will be serious. But there's a growing chorus of judges, scholars, military experts, and regular folks who believe that President Bush's abuse of our Constitution is making us less secure. The generals join it just in time: There are new reports that even some Bush administration insiders are pushing to shut down Guantanamo.
Emphasis added is my own. I suppose "blowback" is now a popular political term?
Just thought it was interesting.