04 June 2009

Tiananmen Square Is None of Your Business, Congress by Ron Paul

The US Congress recently debated a resolution condemning human rights abuses in China 20 years ago. At least one member of of their congress urges that they should be paying more attention to human rights abuses closer to home, and nearer to the present.

Tiananmen Square Is None of Your Business, Congress by Ron Paul:
While we certainly do not condone government suppression of individual rights and liberties wherever they may occur, why are we not investigating these abuses closer to home and within our jurisdiction? It seems the House is not interested in investigating allegations that US government officials and employees approved and practiced torture against detainees. Where is the Congressional investigation of the US-operated “secret prisons” overseas? What about the administration’s assertion of the right to detain individuals indefinitely without trial? It may be easier to point out the abuses and shortcomings of governments overseas than to address government abuses here at home, but we have the constitutional obligation to exercise our oversight authority in such matters. I strongly believe that addressing these current issues would be a better use of our time than once again condemning China for an event that took place some 20 years ago.


Hat-tip to A conservative blog for peace

2 comments:

James Higham said...

At least one member of of their congress urges that they should be paying more attention to human rights abuses closer to home, and nearer to the present.

Precisely.

Fr. Andrew said...

Dr. Paul is, in my opinion, a statesman for the "real" America, the one not cheapened and compromised by our dominant monoculture. Unfortunately, his America is not the one that makes it into the papers either here or outside the U.S.

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