By Christopher Hansen
Equality under the law. That is all I ask for.
A friend of mine was trying to defend America’s torture of suspected terrorists. I was shocked. I could not believe that anyone would even consider torture okay for any reason. But this was a man I respect so I have been mulling over the thought of torture in my mind and I believe I have come up with a solution that I can live with.
I believe in equality. I believe that if I pay a 10% sales tax for a widget that you should pay a 10% sales tax for a widget. If I have to pay 100 FRNs for a parking ticket for parking in a red zone then you should have to pay 100 FRNs for parking in that same red zone. You know… equality under law.
So what do we do about all this torture that has been going on. We tried the Germans and put many of them to death for torture. So to me what is good for the Germans when they committed torture should be good enough for us. Give the accused a trial and if they are found guilty, sentence them according to the law.
But George Bush and Dick Cheney seem to believe they are above the law and so does President, “Chains we can all live with†Obama. So how about this for a compromise?
I don’t trust Bush or Cheney. I know they lied about the WMDs and about Iraq’s involvement with 911 and about the Mission Accomplished. I believe that many of our military have been killed because of Bush Cheney lies. I do not believe that a plane hit the Pentagon and I believe that my friend, Dr. Jones, asked many questions that need to be answered and have not been answered. I believe that our government was either directly involved in 911 or knew about it. I could be wrong but Bush lied too many times to trust anything he has ever said so I want to know.
How can I find out? I believe that George Bush and Dick Cheney should be tired for torturing prisoners. But remember that I also believe in equality under law. We need to find out if Bush and Cheney were involved in 911 or knew about. We could put them on trial OR we could just label them as terrorists and put them to the question. 188 water boarding sessions in over a two month period, coupled with sleep deprivation, stripped down naked and placed in very cold rooms, but always under the care of a doctor (paging Dr. Mengele, Dr. Mengele the Justice Department is on line 1) would be there to ensure they don’t die, sounds like a good solution to me OR a public trial. I believe we should let them choose.
Equality under the law. That is all I ask for.