[Tree of Liberty]

#*!&@#*$&@&#!!!!!!

I just pray that the House grows a pair and keeps this crap out of any conference report.

[michigander]

I just pray that the House grows a pair ...

House backs ban on interrogation torture

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. House of Representatives has joined the Senate in strongly endorsing a ban on interrogation torture proposed by Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain.

By a 308 to 122 vote, House members adopted a non-binding resolution that would prohibit "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment" of anyone in the custody of the U.S. government.

The vote specifically instructed House negotiators to include McCain's exact language in the fiscal 2006 defense appropriations bill, the Washington Post reported.

Earlier this year, the Senate voted 90 to 9 vote in support of McCain's legislation.

Wednesday's House vote was a challenge to President Bush, who has been aggressively pushing to create exceptions for CIA operatives and to water down McCain's language to keep it from limiting interrogators' options.

However, Bush has vowed to strike down any bill that would limit his authority to wage war on terrorism.