Redefining the treatment of Detainees

President Bush and his WhiteHouse clique are in the process of trying to pass another controversial bill, this time on redefining the harsh treatment of its detainees at Guantanomo Bay, Iraqi jails, and I suspect all its other secret dungeons throughout Europe.

For the most part, the bill seems like any other we can expect from an administration like that of Mr. Bush's (terrorists, Al-Qaeda, freedom, Iraqi children, we will fight, Iraqi democracy, blah, blah blah). But deep within the bill lies an astounding preposal, one that would pardon Bush and his administration of any wrong doings in the torture of all detained 'prisoners' in the War on Terror. The level of torture inflicted on these POWs is in conflict with the regulations set out by the Geneva conventions; a war crime that the administration would rather be absolved of. Now there's a rush to try and have the senate pass the bill (the House already has) before congress adjourns for the week. The reason for the rush? If the bill is not passed now, and the Democrats get control of the house this November, the president could possibly face prosecution from his enemies in congress- although with the level of impunity the president has already enjoyed, I doubt this will be little more than a slap on the wrist.

The thought that the United States government thinks that it has the authority to do something like this, the fact that the House could see nothing wrong, shows the pitifull level to which the country's moral standard has degenerated to. It seems like after President Carter left office all those years ago, the country has continued this downward spiral into nothingness. It's shamefull that the citizens of a country as prosperous as the United States have said nothing as of yet to strike a crippling blow to their illegitimate government. Is it that people just don't care about who runs the country, or are the distractions of today's fast paced modern lifestyle holding a veil over reality. Whatever the cause, Americans need to step up to the plate and think about where this attitude of inaction towards injustice will lead there country in the near future.