Powell and McCain Voice opposition to President's Plan

[theLIBERTARIAN]

This is an opinion piece, but ther is some truth in here. I would not want Americans treated this way.

We’ll find out in November how well the White House’s be-very-afraid campaign has been working with voters. We already know how it’s working in Congress. Stampeded by the fear of looking weak on terrorism, lawmakers are rushing to pass a bill demanded by the president that would have minimal impact on antiterrorist operations but could cause profound damage to justice and the American way. ...

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[bestsynd]

Some Republican Senators will be opposing the President’s legislation concerning military tribunals and the Geneva Convention. Even Collin Powel, former Secretary of State under President Bush, has asked congressional leaders to kill the bill. Republican Senators John McCain, John Warner and Lindsey Graham are bringing their own competing measure to the table.

Next week will likely be the showdown in Congress over these two competing bills. While both pieces of legislation allow for the detention of people from around the world as enemy combatants, the President’s bill goes further. The Administration’s bill would allow “outrages upon personal dignity, in particular, humiliating and degrading treatment.”

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