ARTICLE II of the UN CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE

[kentuck]

SIGNED BY RONALD REAGAN WHEN HE WAS PRESIDENT

Article 2

1. Each State Party shall take effective legislative, administrative, judicial or other measures to prevent acts of torture in any territory under its jurisdiction.

2. No exceptional circumstances whatsoever, whether a state of war or a threat of war, internal political instability or any other public emergency, may be invoked as a justification of torture.

3. An order from a superior officer or a public authority may not be invoked as a justification of torture.

[spanone]

1. says it all.....no exceptional circumstances WHATSOEVER

[WeDidIt]

2. Under Article II, those who did the torturing are criminals

and must be prosecuted.

[Warren Stupidity]

3. treaties are for other less exceptional nations to obey

for example, Iran and North Korea.

[CTyankee]

4. why do we sign these treaties if we have no intention of abiding by them?

Why not just refuse to sign on to such a treaty? It will only be "politicized" if enforcing it is tried.

What's the point?

[JBoy]

5. It's pretty plain. This is a now a test of moral leadership for the US.

[dipsydoodle]

6. Straight choice

Moral leadership or conspiracy in furtherance of a crime. Wonder which Obama will chose. :shrug: