Yes, torture IS already a crime. A federal felony. We don’t need Congress to pass new laws about that. Just enforce the laws already on the books. And one big step toward such accountability would be to stop the Haspel nomination.
Time is short for action to stop Haspel’s ascent. A hearing on her nomination is slated for early May.
As George W Bush’s former speechwriter Michael Gerson notes in the Atlantic’s latest cover piece: “One of the most extraordinary things about current politics … is the loyal adherence of religious conservatives to Donald Trump.” It’s so extraordinary, in fact, that it is hard to imagine Christian voters remaining loyal to Trump if faced with a better alternative.
Well, maybe. BUT finding “a better alternative” won’t be easy.
Still, there’s plenty of wisdom here. American evangelical Christianity COULD in theory find an alternative to the current regime, which mocks almost every aspect of its core. But I see four BIG hazards that will need to be overcome on the way there:
On April 4, many eyes will be on Memphis, Tennessee, remembering what happened there 50 years ago, I’ll be among those. But I’ll be doing it from Alabama, just down the street from the still blindingly all-white state capital in Montgomery. That’s where the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church still stands. There in 1955 Dr. King … Continue reading Selma, the Day before Memphis & MLK’s Murder; A Look at my last visit