House GOP May Try to Weaken Detainee Rules

[sabra]

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/28-10072005-552153.html

House GOP May Try to Weaken Detainee Rules

The Associated Press

WASHINGTON - Leading House Republicans signaled Friday that they will try to weaken a Senate effort to limit interrogation techniques that U.S. service members can use on terrorism suspects.

Their remarks made clear that the language in the Senate-passed military spending bill faces uncertain prospects in bargaining between the Senate and House. The Senate approved the $445 billion bill 97-0 on Friday.

The detainee provision, which has drawn a veto threat from the Bush administration, was sponsored by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., himself a prisoner of war in Vietnam. It was omitted from the bill passed by the House and could spark embarrassing internal battling among Republicans.

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"We're not going to be delivering a bill to the president's desk that is veto bait," said Rep. Jerry Lewis, R-Calif., and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee.

[madrchsod]

1. "jerry lewis"

how fitting is that....

[rpannier]

2. I heard it's "will"

They will try to weaken the legislation.

[LynnTheDem]

3. America, Land of Torture

TORTURE TORTURE RAPE MURDER PILLAGE
RAH RAH RAH!

circa Germany, 1939
circa America 2000+

[Eric J in MN]

4. The most rotten people in America

control the US House of Rep.

[zanne]

5. Yup. No excuse for this. None. nt

[saigon68]

7. Taliborn Again Hateful Religious Fucks

The worst kind of SubHuman-- Spawn of the devil

[ninkasi]

9. You are using restrained language

regarding these creatures. The problem is, they are such a disgusting group, it's hard to find words that are fitting to describe their true loathsomeness. It's almost like they are a deviant, mutant branch which has diverged from the rest of humanity. Shouldn't being human be a qualification for holding public office?

[saigon68]

11. I have worse language for them

[Toots]

12. What's worse is they are Representative of a large block of "constituents"

There are many people in the background cheering them on. "We are America and we will do what ever we want and screw the rest of the world." Those type people...

[DLnyc]

6. While they are discussing these changes, they should view video and

pictures that the ACLU has sued to release, and that a judge has ordered released. Just to be sure these house repugs know they are encouraging the continued rape of young boys, among other abuses.

Shine the bright light of truth on the evil that these cockroaches are involved in.

[cyberpj]

8. The rules only apply to military, not CIA, why are they so against this?

Why does the military need powers to rough up the captured?

[Kagemusha]

10. Because then the military has to hand them to the CIA.

And the rules of turf wars remand that the military hold onto as many prisoners as possible.

I write this in complete seriousness.

[Javaman]

13. the repukes are proof of de-evolution.