My OperaBush('s speechwriter) insists on telling the truth again.
Friday, March 14, 2008 10:49:58 AM
Second, the House bill fails to provide liability protection to companies believed to have assisted in protecting our nation after the 9/11 attacks. Instead, the House bill would make matters even worse by allowing litigation to continue for years. In fact, House leaders simply adopted the position that class action trial lawyers are taking in the multi-billion-dollar lawsuits they have filed. This litigation would undermine the private sector's willingness to cooperate with the intelligence community, cooperation that is absolutely essential to protecting our country from harm. This litigation would require the disclosure of state secrets that could lead to the public release of highly classified information that our enemies could use against us. And this litigation would be unfair, because any companies that assisted us after 9/11 were assured by our government that their cooperation was legal and necessary.
Got that? He assured His subjects that He could guarantee them His mercy. Therefore legislation to interfere must and should be stopped by any means.
In other news - yesterday the republicans affirmed the President's veto on the torture provision of a larger intelligence- authorisation bill. By affirming the president's presumption that torture is legal. Because any bill to change the law on torture - because it's obviously legal - would require a 2/3rds majority. And not the other way around, I mean. Sound parliamentary practice that I'm so proud to see the opposition go along with.
O shining city on the hill - please keep it up. In just another year, if you manage to start another personality cult (oh, by electing either Hillary, Obama or McCain) - I'll never have to deal with the "but the US just wants to give us prosperity and democracy without us doing anything for ourselves" crap again. I'm very grateful.
