Today I received at within sender email a PSA from the House Speaker, which has as gravamen the world must know the USA will not condone torture. Look, when Democrat Illinois for example tells me Zion IL police the other week HAD to taser an unarmed, out of shape African-American female eight times in succession as burly officers couldn't restrain her, I believe them...neither Durbin, Blagojevich, nor Pelosi would say such practices in Illinois or even Chicago rise to torture, and I say there IS one circumstance...very, very exacting and unique...when BUSH or any President or ANY NATION can countenance the military using torture; I would like to explain via the here following text I drew and emailed to Rep. Bean (D-IL) inter alia moments ago:
"The within following text was received by me via Numbers USA request for inclusion in their own faxing system; having read, understood, and agreed with same, I wish to respectfully note my endorsement thereof...and as Speaker Pelosi says, surely not meaning a simple anti-torture policy alone is enough to keep foreign impressions of the USA high (and who cares, by the way, in re suicidal terrorists who but for being captured would have blown themselves up anyway ala 911, to me mitigating how information might be had from suiciders not prone to talking but alive in captivity...so religious concerns seem not intentionally violated by interrogators); surely, to keep immigrant opinions high "change" will be quantified and qualified in re budgets and trade and jobs and such in additon to non-civilian issues.
As you know, the minority party has a right to bring a bill to the House floor for a vote if they can collect 218 signatures from Members of the House of Representatives. One hundred and forty two representatives, including you, have already cosponsored H.R. 4088. If every single cosponsor signs the discharge petition, you will signal to the rest of the House that your support for the SAVE Act is unwavering. Furthermore, it would inspire other representatives to get on board.
The Democratic-sponsored SAVE Act has always enjoyed strong bi-partisan support. We need that bi-partisanship to continue all the way to the floor of the House.
Surely, there are at least another 76 House Members who support border security and workplace enforcement. I believe this can be done and I am depending on you to play a strong role in ushering H.R. 4088 to the floor.
The American public has waited a long time for Congress to provide the kind of enforcement the SAVE Act offers. Please do not delay in signing the discharge petition."
In sum, Bush isn't doing anything wrong re peculiar nature of ANY terrorists, and most likely immigrants on the main don't just want to keep packing into the USA or anywhere else just to have literally complete State-run, capriciously applied entire life management ala the old Soviet Union. And most likely, those abroad, whatever they think of terrorist torturing or Iraq or the price of tea in China, are no less interested in how ANYBODY in the USA or Western Hemisphere can import their goods in traditional trade...regardless of whatever our style of governance is or transmogrifies into.
I therefore continue to support George Walker Bush in re foreign affairs and national security.