Momentum for an Investigative Commission into Torture and Surveillance is Gone
It’s been six weeks now since a single member of Congress added his or her cosponsorship to H.R. 104, a bill to create an independent commission to investigate instances of torture and illegal surveillance by the United States government and report to Congress with the results. The momentum for such a commission, long weak, now seems to be gone altogether.
Do not let the recent talk of a congressional investigation into a secret CIA program distract you into thinking that this issue is being addressed by your representatives in Washington. That investigation is into a CIA program distinct from these issues, and the existence of that program isn’t even the issue; the only matter the Congress has managed to get its dander in a fuss about is that it wasn’t told. While Congress uses this rather meager “investigation” to create the appearance of truth-seeking accountability, it ignores the blood-stained unconstitutional elephant in the room. And really, do you think it is a good idea to ignore a blood-stained unconstitutional elephant?
