Political Quotes

“there are five compelling reasons why we should override the President's veto of this bill and sustain the congressional ban on torture: First of all, it creates a double standard between the military and our intelligence personnel. The rest of the world won't recognize the difference, and neither should we. Secondly, it gives us faulty information. Somebody being tortured will tell you whatever is necessary in order to stop the torture. Thirdly, it jeopardizes our own personnel, because the enemy will consider it a license to torture American prisoners. Fourth, it is illegal, according to the Geneva Conventions. Fifth, it is immoral, and thus it is un-American. Our Founding Fathers believed that this Nation would be united by a common set of values, that we would stand as a moral guidepost to the rest of the world. This undermines that moral high ground, and that is why this veto should be overridden.”