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Dear ACLU Supporter,
Unbelievably, there's a growing chorus to let the Bush torture team get off scot-free.
A draft report from the Justice Department’s Office of Professional Responsibility reportedly concludes that the lawyers who drafted the “torture memos” were legally sanctioning illegal interrogation methods. It asserts that they committed lapses of judgment but claims that they should not be prosecuted.
And now, according to the Washington Post, former Bush administration officials have launched a behind-the-scenes campaign to get the Justice Department to soften the ethics report even further.
We can’t hide the truth about torture, and enforcing the law is not a political decision. There must a thorough investigation, and if crimes have been committed, our legal system demands accountability.
Please write a letter to the editor of your local paper, and let them know that no one is above the law. You can also help get the word out by writing a blog post or commenting on an article about these developments online.
The ACLU and hundreds of thousands of Americans continue to demand a complete criminal investigation into Bush administration officials who authorized detainee abuse and torture.
Attorney General Holder has said that he intends to follow the facts and the law wherever they lead. We need to make sure he follows through and knows that the American public is behind him.
It would be a dangerous precedent to conclude that lawyers who played a critical role in an illegal program are immune from criminal investigations. No one is above the law.
Write a letter to the editor of your local paper, and demand respect for the rule of law. Please also consider writing a blog post or commenting on an article about these developments online.
Thanks for all you do.
Sincerely,
Anthony D. Romero
Executive Director
ACLU
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