Senate Conservatives Uses Rare Maneuver To Try To Close Down A Hearing On Torture

[rusty quoin]

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The video is of Senator Reid's response to this:

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/06/10/gop-disrupt-hearing/

Senate Conservatives Uses Rare Maneuver To Try To Close Down A Hearing On Torture

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on the use of coercive interrogation techniques. Among other witnesses, the committee heard from the FBI’s general counsel and a former FBI special agent, both of whom decried torture as ineffective and impermissible.

Halfway through the hearing, the testimony of international lawyer Philippe Sands — who chronicled the Bush administration’s approval of torture in his book Torture Team — was suddenly interrupted, when Sen. Thad Cochran (R-MS) used an objection to force the Senate into recess and disrupt the hearing. Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), who were leading the hearing, were perplexed about the disruption:

FEINSTEIN: I must interrupt you. Apparently the Republican leader has just objected to committee’s proceeding. So for the moment, we will have to stop. And we will know as soon as it’s acceptable to go ahead. … Clearly, somebody doesn’t want this to go ahead.

WHITEHOUSE: So it would seem.

FEINSTEIN: It would.

WHITEHOUSE: I’m new here. I’ve only been here a year and a half. I’ve never seen this happen before. I’ve never seen a hearing interrupted by minority leadership.

FEINSTEIN: Very, very unusual.

[Selatius]

1. I don't know why my fellow Mississippians would vote for Thad Cochran. nt

[Plucketeer]

2. No reflection on you, but...

..it's called ignorance. That's the only reason anyone would vote for someone who carries the GOP banner.

[Hulk]

3. Sorta makes you think you live in a country where there is NO Freedom of Speech, doesn't it???

I wish everyone of these scumbag politicians would be brought to light for their antics and waste of our taxpayers dollars by abstructionism.

I'm ashamed of this cochran fascist. Apparently he wants the country to keep these things hidden and continue the abuses of this sick administration.

Our government system is very, very sick.

[dixiegrrrrl]

4. Repubs pulled same crap on another Co,,. hearing

I thik one where Leahy was Chairman...
sorry I don't remember the specifics, but I do remember the conversation about the legal but unusual interruption.
The Comm. resumed aftr abut 30 minutes of hallway negotiating.

[KoKo]

6. Yes...I remember that, too. Wonder why Dems didn't pull same stunts when we were in Minority?

We might have been able to throw some roadblocks in front of the Bush/Cheney activities if we'd acted the way the Repugs do with clever maneuvers... Seems we Dems just never can see the Repug "dirty tricks" coming, either.

[lovuian]

5. Why is the DEMOCRATIC LEASERSHIP TOLERATING

this :argh: