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Church - Pike

Now, that I have been front and center in calling for "Church - Pike" type hearings in Congress, like in the 1970s, on various governmental agencies and departments, such as the C.I.A. and the N.S.A., you just know that I am on their radar screens.  That's something I'll live with, though unlike Rep. Adam Smith, who sits in Congress and goes along to get along, if I'm elected, I would not stand by and say nothing or pretty much nothing about torture, "extraordinary renditions," and military and C.I.A. rules of engagement that need to be reviewed and possibly overhauled.  Not to mention breaking the 4th Amendment through the surveillance of law-abiding American citizens who may be critical of government actions.

Torture and extraordinary renditions should be banned, period, and the definition of torture is too narrowly defined in several instances, it seems.  The laws, the Constitution and the universal moral code must be respected and accountability procedures for breaking them must be taken seriously, whether for privates or presidents.  Senator Frank Church from Idaho and Representative Otis Pike from New York, as chairmen of their committees, were the Congress people in charge of the investigative proceedings, in their respective chambers of Congress, in the 1970s, that led to important governmental reforms, but have since been whittled away, unfortunately.  Today, we need similar hearings as atrocities, particularly overseas, and abuses by the government, or governmental contractors, have been brushed aside by President Barack Obama and Attorney General Eric Holder, not to mention their predecessors.   If you are fine with the status quo, however, there are three other candidates in the 9th Congressional District in which to choose from, they would all fit in with the present Congress just fine.

- Mark Greene, Candidate for Congress, Washington 9th District (Revived Citizens Party)

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