Kansans should oppose torture

It’s no surprise that our two senatorial clones of President George Bush have supported their leader and favored using torture. But Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan and But Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan aren’t getting a free ride with the press. The Wichita Eagle, Wednesday, printed an editorial called “Oppose Torture.” In it the Eagle editorial board said:

“Several leading GOP senators are taking a brave stand against the Bush administration's creeping moral relativism on torture, which threatens not only this nation's authority on human rights but also its success in the war on terror.
The outcome of this debate touches on the nation's soul, on our very identity and ideals as Americans.
Sen. Pat Roberts, R-Kan., backs the president's position -- no surprise. But Sen. Sam Brownback, R-Kan., has been mostly silent so far. Why?
Brownback has been a notable conservative champion of human rights abroad, opposing the brutal treatment of prisoners in North Korea, Iran and elsewhere.”

There little support for our use of torture in the rest of the world. How can this country champion human rights when it can’t practice what it preaches. And the war is more about keeping the oil flowing to a society that over-consumes it anyway.
Torture is inexcusable! It’s up to Americans to put an end to it!