Originally posted by JGrubbs:
I was never "hesitant to post them"! This story is public information, if you were not able to find the "facts" that is not my fault. I told the whole story, he cast the tie breaking vote, as a Texas judge=, against a law requiring teenagers seeking abortions to notify their parents — without exception. Does the age of the child wanting to kill her baby matter?
No, but the legal reasoning was interesting behind it. We live in a nation of laws. We detest judges that make law from the bench. They are to interpret the law. I disagree with that ruling, but I hardly think it makes him pro abortion. It would have been better for you to state the facts and let people decide. Of coures, they might not come to your opinion on it.
You want to know who basically OK'ed Abu Ghraib?
Probably not ... "basically ok'ed" is pretty broad and there is no evidence that anyone condoned it. The fact that detainees at certain camps may have had information that could have saved American lives is an important fact. How would you like to tell a parent that their son could have been saved, if only that prisoner would have talked. But because you did not force the issue, their son is dead. That is horrible military policy and bad politics. It is immoral to let an enemy continue to hide information that would save lives. I can't imagine that is even questioned. But perhaps it shows a great hypocrisy in your view of the sanctity of life.
Who said torture could be legal?
In some cases it should be. The security of a nation is at stake. When people do not tell the truth, they should face the consequences for it. If you don't want to be tortured, then talk. It is that simple. I am not arguing we should endanger lives or prisoners, who treat them inhumanely. But lives are at stake.
Who drafted the sinister policy that allowed Guantanamo Bay to house prisoners without charge or legal representation?
They are not US citizens. They were illegal combatants. That is a matter of fact. There is nothing sinister about that. They wanted to fight a war. They could have laid down their weapons and walked away, but they didn't. So now they pay the price. Do not blame our government for their bad choices.
I think its sad the way conservative Christians will do everything they can to justify a liberal government leader, simply because they are GOP.
I don't see anyone here justifying a liberal leader. You are simply extremely biased. Bush is moderate to conservative. He is not a liberal. I don't support much of what Bush does, but as I have pointed out, you guys attack him no matter what he does simply because of your political bias. And taht is what is truly sad.
You did not tell the whole story on these matters. You told only certain parts that you thought would help you look better. I think that is weak.