Reply #13: If the Military Commissions Act

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isn't repealed when the new administration takes power, putting the teeth back into the War Crimes Act, then I am not voting again for anyone at the federal level who does not explicitly say that they want stronger criminal laws against the "harsh interrogation techiniques" that have been used by the CIA during the Bush Administration. The current criminal statutes that criminalize torture by civilians in the executive branch of the federal govt. are woefully inadequate, and that's one reason why there's little chance of any prosections of those within the Bush administration who are guilty of torture. Don't be fooled by people like McCain who say that our current criminal laws are adequate. Read them. They suck.