Nadler Says We Have No Choice, We Must Prosecute Bush
I attended Rep. Jerry Nadler's event at the Tribeca Cinema last night which featured a lively discussion about progressive issues.
Moderator Joel Silverman asked about Senator Leahy's proposed Truth Commission.
Baratunde Thurston of Jack & Jill Politics said it's not about vengeance, it's about setting standards.
Nadler said "we have no choice, we must prosecute." And of course Nadler is in a position to do something about it, since he chairs the Constitution Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee.
Nadler announced he is preparing a letter to Attorney General Eric Holder calling for a Special Prosecutor. The letter will resemble those he sent to former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, who simply ignored Nadler's letter, and then to former Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who replied but dodged all of Nadler's issues.
Nadler pointed out that Holder declared waterboarding is torture, and that Dick Cheney said on TV that he authorized waterboarding. Nadler said the Convention Against Torture, which was signed by Ronald Reagan, obligates the United States to investigate and prosecute torturers.
Nadler's argument is identical to that made by Jonathan Turley, Glenn Greenwald, and many others.
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I hope he's true to his words
I hope he's true to his words and actually does it. We don't need another commission. We need investigation (already well-accomplished) and prosecution. It is the only way to restore the rule of law, discourage future illegal acts, and restore America's world prominence as the bastion of democracy.
Anything less than that is an insult to all of those who have gone before us in fighting for the ideals of our American republic. We should not dishonor them.
Turley agreed with you
on Olbermann last night: "we certainly do not need another commission like the 9/11 Commission."
"Finding Out" Without Prosecution is A Sham
Without prosecution, "finding out" what "went wrong" is a sleight-of-hand trick that obscures the facts that laws were broken. There is enough evidence now to proceed to trial. Bring the charges. Let's hear them, and their defense.
As the old saw goes: "Let's give 'em a fair trial before we hang 'em."
hanging people
encourages vengeance, without which Bush could never have prodded this country into wars
Author of the upcoming book "Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union" by Seven Stories Press.
bush/cheney go to jail
go to jail do not pass go and return all asset taken from tax payers money.and all who was with them.