Why did Kucinich not vote to overturn Bush's veto?

[Carl]

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Truth2Tell  (1000+ posts)         Tue Mar-11-08 07:49 PM
Original message
Why did Kucinich not vote to overturn Bush's veto?   
   Does anyone know why Dennis Kucinich voted "no" on The Intelligence Authorization Act today, and declined to help try and override the Bush veto of the water-boarding ban? There were three Dem "no" votes: DK, Waters and Marshall.

I will assume until I hear otherwise that there was some good reason for this, but I don't know what it is. What up?

Misery is running deep in the DUmp tonight.

LSparkle  (1000+ posts)        Tue Mar-11-08 07:51 PM
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2. Wow, Maxine too? There's got to be a reason for this ...
   Some other provision they objected to perhaps?

ChromeFoundry  (374 posts)        Tue Mar-11-08 08:22 PM
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5. Kucinich is seeking an impeachment
   By stating that water-boarding is "now" illegal, this would effectively state that it was not torture before the law was passed. Torture is already illegal by our laws. Stating water-boarding is illegal is redundant.

So you mean.... ......NO crime has been commited yet? 

Truth2Tell  (1000+ posts)         Tue Mar-11-08 08:26 PM
Response to Reply #5
7. Are you sure this is why?   
   Or is that a guess?
   

ChromeFoundry  (374 posts)        Tue Mar-11-08 08:29 PM
Response to Reply #7
8. He has not made a statement as of yet...
   This is my best guess based on his past record of voting. If the veto was overturned, no one can be held accountable for the crime based on its original status.

In other words,you`re own in Congress are playing you for suckers. 
With that it dies.

[franksolich]

In case any lurking primitives have forgotten--which they probably have--Dennis Kucinich voted for impeachment of the Impeached One in 1998.