SURVENT

From the CNN website tonight, it appears that a bill has been approved by the Senate that

would create military commissions to prosecute terrorism suspects. It also would prohibit blatant abuses of detainees but grant the president flexibility to decide what interrogation techniques are legally permissible.

As usual, there is disagreement between political parties as to the benefit of this bill.

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, who helped draft the legislation during negotiations with the White House, said the measure would set up a system for treating detainees that the nation could be proud of. He said the goal "is to render justice to the terrorists, even though they will not render justice to us."

"There is no question that the rush to pass this bill -- which is the product of secret negotiations with the White House -- is about serving a political agenda," said Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Massachusetts.

Either way you look at it, this is finally a step in the right direction to get some kind of policy instituted as to how terror suspects will be handled. It is nice that we have people looking out for the rights of people worldwide, however, we all need to keep in mind that we are at war with people who are not fighting fair. At some point we need to accept this and worry about defending our country more than upholding the rights of the bad guys.

"We are not conducting a law enforcement operation against a check-writing scam or trying to foil a bank heist," said Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky. "We are at war against extremists who want to kill our citizens."

Some people get the idea.