Not Just the White House

I've tried to make it clear before that it is not just the Bush administration that is signing off on torture. It is every member of Congress that has not stood up and made an effort to check the President's power (as our government is designed to work). People like Representative Rohrabacher of California who says that extraordinary rendition has saved "millions of American lives."

Even were it true, and none of the evidence I have read suggests it is, I would not support it. It's a slippery road when you say it is okay to hurt someone to save a few lives. How far do you go? Can you torture hundreds of people to save even more American lives? Can you kill people to save American lives? When does it stop?

If you haven't read it, I highly suggest reading the graphic novel Watchmen, which tackles in part the question of whether or not the ends justifies the means.