torture

Nothing good has come from Guantanamo Bay-- Close it!

Discontinue using torture methods like waterboarding-- the US needs to step up and lead by example

We need to stop the rhetoric of enhanced interrogation techniques and flat out say no torture under any circumstances!

"America did not invent Human Rights. Human Rights invented America." -US President Jimmy Carter US standing in the world has receded as America's human rights record has been dealt blows by a failure to observe the rule of law and scandals like Abu Ghraib and the military prison in Guantanamo, Cuba. The US must repair its record and standing in the world. THE CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS www.americanprogress.org

I would like the next president to reconnect with America's traditional values by closing Guantanamo immediately, recommitting to a prohibition on torture across the board, and signaling to the rest of the world that America will resume its global leadership role in creating a global rule of law.

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On Day One, the President should make it clear that America is moving in a new direction in which we follow the rules of war, denounce secret prisons, denounce torture, and collaborate with others. We need to adopt a new approach in order to deal with nuclear weapons so that they eventually disappear.

Focus on the reasons, the cause of the terrorism. Fighting them on the front lines won't matter, as we've seen countless times. All we are doing is breeding the next generation of people who hate America. The war in Iraq has now bred a whole new era of hatred. Back off. Support democracies in the ME like Israel, but don't be afraid to challenge them when they are heading in the wrong direction.

Start dismantling the extra-Constitutional structures set up by Pres. Bush, and begin investigations into all those involved in them. This includes wiping out the illegal wiretap program, and letting the public know all details of what was done with it, then initiating criminal proceedings against those involved. It also means closing Guantanamo and 'black' prisons overseas, and exposing these programs to public scrutiny.

If we impeach Cheney, then Bush, and then the others responsible for destroying the Constitution, civil liberties, and the world reputation of the USA, we open the door to two crucial possibilities: 1 - Reconciliation and forgiveness between the USA and all the countries it has exploited and damaged. 2 - The recovery of a true democracy here in th USA. If we don't impeach those responsible for the destruction we have wrought upon the world and our own country, we invite more of the same.

Abolish every draconian measure implemented by Bush and Congress, including ANY AND ALL TORTURE, ALL UNWARRANTED SURVEILLANCE OF AMERICAN CITIZENS, ALL LIMITATIONS ON OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS. Repeal the Patriot Act and all its progeny. FREEDOM - absolute and inviolable - is the only way to fight terror. Police state policies create terror, without making us safer. At this point, I am more afraid of government than I am of terrorist attack. I am not alone. RESTORE OUR RIGHTS AND FREEDOMS.