Some Torture Bill likely will be voted on in the next few days, and an important election is coming up in the next few weeks. Should our community be taking a stand, or should we be observers?
Are you prepared to punish Democrats who support torture?
These are uncomfortable questions, and if this diary gets deleted I will understand. Though this community does not speak with a single voice, we have spoken out strongly as a group, for example, in favor of Lamont and against The Iraq War.
Two of the ideas supported near universally on this site, however, may soon diverge. I am against torture and for the Democratic Party, and a lot of people are like me.
The question then becomes:
Would you vote for a Democrat who voted for the torture bill?
Would you vote for a Democrat who did not try to filibuster the torture bill?
Will you donate money to a Democrat who voted for the torture bill?
Will you donate money to a Democrat who did not try to filibuster the torture bill?
I am asking because I myself am waffling.