June 08, 2007
Chris Dodd Shows He Knows Diddly
Chris Dodd, (sadly) one of my elected representatives in the Senate, is running for president. If you didn't know, it's because he's near the bottom of the heap of Democrat Oval Office wannabes. "Dodd who?" is a common refrain among nationwide voters.
Dodd, who has a barely-used law degree because he's been in either the House or Senate for the last 30 plus years, has declared that the Constitutional rights of terrorist detainees have been violated. And he wants you to care! Here's the e-mail I received from his campaign yesterday...it made me want to vomit. (Apparently his views are over at HuffPo as well):
America doesn't start wars - we end them.
We don't turn away from the world - we lead it.
And we don't commit torture - we condemn it.
All of this was true until the current administration, and we shouldn't wait until we elect a new President before we stand up to the mistakes made by this one.
There is no doubt that we live in dangerous times and that America has real enemies, but the actions of this Administration have made us more vulnerable as nation, not less.
That is why I intend to do everything within my power to bring a bill I introduced earlier this year, the "Restoring the Constitution Act," to a vote in the United States Senate.
But today I need your help. Watch my video discussing the bill and upload your own explaining why you believe America is most secure when we draw strength from our highest ideals, not our worst fears.
http://www.restore-habeas.org
During last weekend's debate, I was asked what a top priority for the Dodd Administration would be during my first 100 days in office. My answer was clear, "I would try to restore the Constitutional rights in this country" and I wouldn't need one hundred days to do it.
Indeed, we must restore habeas corpus, but to regain our moral standing in the world requires more than that alone.
That is why the "Restoring the Constitution Act" would also prevent the use of evidence in court gained through the unreliable and immoral practices of torture and coercion, limit the authority of the President to interpret the meaning and application of the Geneva Conventions and make that authority subject to congressional and judicial oversight, and narrow the definition of unlawful enemy combatant to individuals who directly participate in a zone of active combat against the United States, and individuals who participated in attacks against the United States on September 11, 2001.
Watch the video explaining the "Restoring the Constitution Act," upload your own, and sign on as a citizen co-sponsor.
http://www.restore-habeas.org
In removing habeas corpus protections, the Military Commissions Act affirmed vengeance as a tool in fighting terrorism – discarding sixty years of precedent and respect for the rule of law.
The subjugation of habeas and the use of torture make us weaker as a nation, not stronger. It's time we stand up and say once and for all that the choice between vengeance and security is a false choice – that American leadership ought to draw strength from not our worst fears but our highest ideals.
Please take a moment to learn about the "Restoring the Constitution Act" and get involved in its passage.
http://www.restore-habeas.org
Justice Jackson said of the Nuremberg Trials, "To pass these defendants a poisoned chalice is to put it to our own lips as well."
If we fail to rise to this moment, I fear we will be drinking from that chalice for many years to come. In the end, by restoring our fundamental principles we serve not only the interest of justice, but also the long term interests of the United States.
Now I'm not a lawyer, but even I could see that this man is blowing more smoke out of his rear end than a Mack truck. But my pals Aaron and Charles over at Lifelike Pundits have given this nonsense the smackdown it deserves. Aaron is not a lawyer, but Charles is...he was just admitted to the Illinois bar earlier this year and, unlike Dodd, plans to use his law degree. Please click here to see why Chris Dodd is so full of hot air that if he were a conservative, the Goracle would try to have him condemned for single-handedly turning our planet into a sauna.
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Message to Islamic terrorists: "Stay the course. Continue in your efforts. Time is on your side."
Posted by: Phil O. Vance at June 8, 2007 07:39 PMHe's like Sam Brownback and Tommy Thompson, a bland guy who just hasn't caught fire--and won't. Dodd's in the race to stay, though, courtesy of his banking ties.
I noted that comment too, "I would try to restore the Constitutional rights in this country."
On my site, I said, something along the lines of "I wasn't aware mine were taken away." Some lib troll jumped on me for that, but it's true, mine haven't been taken away. And what constitutional rights does a foreign terrorist (oops, "alleged" terrorist) have?
