George H.W. Bush: “H.R. 1662 conflicts with the Convention's approach to combatting torture and is premature given that Senate ratification…”

We've seen our discourse degraded by casual cruelty.

Bigotry seems emboldened.

I think it's all these questionings are going on, investigations need to happen. Let see where it takes us before we all hop on our jumping conclusion mess.

We know that free governments are the only way to ensure that the strong are just, and the weak are valued. And we know that when we lose sight of our ideals, it is not democracy that has failed. It is the failure of those charged with…