Yeah, we're screwed

The most recent pro-torture bill passed by the Senate is really, really, f'n scary. President Bush will be able to lock up anybody he wants for as long as he wants. I'm mad at the Democrats and the Republicans--this is politics at its worst.

How is it wrong? Let's count the ways.

Basically, we've all lost rights without gaining any safety. I was talking with someone the other day about a slightly different issue. His attitude was, "Well, I'm willing to give up some rights for those other people, if it means that I'll be safer." I've got bad news for you, friend: a threat to justice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere. What's to stop this from spreading to American citizens, now that we're able to detain legal residents?

President Bush likes to use the words "freedom" and "democracy" a lot, but this bill proves what he's really interested in: absolute power.