A State of War Shall Not Be Invoked As Justification For Torture
The current administration seems to think that because he has declared "war" against terrorism, he is not constriained by common moral decency and the law. As President of the United States, he is constitutionally obigated to uphold treaties signed by the United States:
US Constitution- Article VI, Clause 2
"...and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land..."
And yet, the US is a signatory to the Inter- American Convention to Prevent and Punish Toture, which includes the following:
Article 5
The existence of circumstances such as a state of war, threat of war, state of siege or of emergency, domestic disturbance or strife, suspension of constitutional guarantees, domestic political instability, or other public emergencies or disasters shall not be invoked or admitted as justification for the crime of torture.
Neither the dangerous character of the detainee or prisoner, nor the lack of security of the prison establishment or penitentiary shall justify torture.
And yet, both the President and the Vice President, despite pleas from Congress, have chosed to condone torture.
IMPEACH!

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