In October 2006, 317 of our elected officials openly supported Torture and the Destruction of Habeas Corpus. Their explicit approval of the Military Commissions Act of 2006 violated our core values as Americans, as Christians (some of us), and as Humans.
44 of those torturers are now leaving office. Either leaving on their own or with the voters bootprint on their backside.
We still have a lot of work to do:
- 7 more torturers are incumbents in races that are too close to call
- 13 Senators and 29 members of the House need primary challengers
- 48 Senators and 175 members of Congress need to be defeated in their next general election
- 2 Members of the Executive need to be sent back the ranch
Full list below the break.
Here is a list of every single member of congress that voted for the MCA2006. It is organized by when and how we can remove those torturers from office.
All information gleaned from: http://www.govtrack.us/... and http://www.cnn.com/...
Check the list for your local torturers. Please let me know if any mistakes have been made - I'd like to keep this list as accurate as possible.
Thanks and don't let this issue fade away. When our nation tortures in our name, it rots away at our very soul.
Already Gone (44)
- VA Allen, George [R]
- MT Burns, Conrad [R]
- OH DeWine, Michael [R]
- TN Frist, William [R]
- PA Santorum, Richard [R]
- MO Talent, James [R]
- NH-2 Bass, Charles [R]
- CO-7 Beauprez, Bob [R]
- NY-24 Boehlert, Sherwood [R]
- NH-1 Bradley, Jeb [R]
- IN-2 Chocola, Chris [R]
- PA-8 Fitzpatrick, Michael [R]
- TN-9 Ford, Harold [D]
- NV-2 Gibbons, James [R]
- WI-8 Green, Mark [R]
- MN-1 Gutknecht, Gilbert [R]
- FL-13 Harris, Katherine [R]
- PA-4 Hart, Melissa [R]
- AZ-5 Hayworth, John [R]
- CO-5 Hefley, Joel [R]
- IN-8 Hostettler, John [R]
- IL-6 Hyde, Henry [R]
- OK-5 Istook, Ernest [R]
- TN-1 Jenkins, William [R]
- CT-5 Johnson, Nancy [R]
- MN-6 Kennedy, Mark [R]
- NY-19 Kelly, Sue [R]
- AZ-8 Kolbe, James [R]
- KY-3 Northup, Anne [R]
- IA-1 Nussle, James [R]
- NE-3 Osborne, Thomas [R]
- ID-1 Otter, C.L. [R]
- OH-4 Oxley, Michael [R]
- CA-11 Pombo, Richard [R]
- KS-2 Ryun, Jim [R]
- MI-7 Schwarz, John [R]
- FL-22 Shaw, E. [R]
- PA-10 Sherwood, Donald [R]
- CT-2 Simmons, Robert [R]
- IN-9 Sodrel, Michael [R]
- NY-20 Sweeney, John [R]
- NC-11 Taylor, Charles [R]
- CA-22 Thomas, William [R]
- PA-7 Weldon, W. [R]
Too Close To Call (7)
- GA-12 Barrow, John [D]
- TX-23 Bonilla, Henry [R]
- WY-0 Cubin, Barbara [R]
- NC-8 Hayes, Robert [R]
- OH-15 Pryce, Deborah [R]
- OH-2 Schmidt, Jean [R]
- NM-1 Wilson, Heather [R]
Special Mention (2)
- USA Bush, George W. [R]
- USA Cheney, Dick [R]
2008 Primary (6)
- SD Johnson, Tim [D]
- LA Landrieu, Mary [D]
- NJ Lautenberg, Frank [D]
- NE Nelson, Ben [D]
- AR Pryor, Mark [D]
- WV Rockefeller, John [D]
2010 Primary (1)
- CO Salazar, Ken [D]
2012 Primary (6)
- OH Brown, Sherrod [D]
- DE Carper, Thomas [D]
- CT Lieberman, Joseph [CFL]
- NJ Menendez, Robert [D]
- FL Nelson, Bill [D]
- MI Stabenow, Debbie Ann [D]
2008 General (21)
- TN Alexander, Lamar [R]
- CO Allard, Wayne [R]
- GA Chambliss, C. [R]
- MS Cochran, Thad [R]
- MN Coleman, Norm [R]
- ME Collins, Susan [R]
- TX Cornyn, John [R]
- ID Craig, Larry [R]
- NC Dole, Elizabeth [R]
- NM Domenici, Pete [R]
- WY Enzi, Michael [R]
- SC Graham, Lindsey [R]
- NE Hagel, Charles [R]
- OK Inhofe, James [R]
- KY McConnell, Mitch [R]
- KS Roberts, Pat [R]
- AL Sessions, Jefferson [R]
- OR Smith, Gordon [R]
- AK Stevens, Ted [R]
- NH Sununu, John [R]
- VA Warner, John [R]
2010 General (19)
- UT Bennett, Robert [R]
- MO Bond, Christopher [R]
- KS Brownback, Samuel [R]
- KY Bunning, Jim [R]
- NC Burr, Richard [R]
- OK Coburn, Thomas [R]
- ID Crapo, Michael [R]
- SC DeMint, Jim [R]
- IA Grassley, Charles [R]
- NH Gregg, Judd [R]
- GA Isakson, John [R]
- FL Martinez, Mel [R]
- AZ McCain, John [R]
- AK Murkowski, Lisa [R]
- AL Shelby, Richard [R]
- PA Specter, Arlen [R]
- SD Thune, John [R]
- LA Vitter, David [R]
- OH Voinovich, George [R]
2012 General (7)
- NV Ensign, John [R]
- UT Hatch, Orrin [R]
- TX Hutchison, Kay [R]
- AZ Kyl, Jon [R]
- MS Lott, Trent [R]
- IN Lugar, Richard [R]
- WY Thomas, Craig [R]
House Primaries (29)
- NJ-1 Andrews, Robert [D]
- IL-8 Bean, Melissa [D]
- GA-2 Bishop, Sanford [D]
- OK-2 Boren, Dan [D]
- IA-3 Boswell, Leonard [D]
- FL-2 Boyd, F. [D]
- KY-6 Chandler, Ben [D]
- AL-5 Cramer, Robert [D]
- TX-28 Cuellar, Henry [D]
- AL-7 Davis, Artur [D]
- TN-4 Davis, Lincoln [D]
- TX-17 Edwards, Thomas [D]
- NC-2 Etheridge, Bob [D]
- TN-6 Gordon, Barton [D]
- SD-0 Herseth, Stephanie [D]
- NY-27 Higgins, Brian [D]
- PA-17 Holden, Tim [D]
- GA-8 Marshall, James [D]
- UT-2
Matheson, Jim [D]
- NC-7 McIntyre, Mike [D]
- KS-3 Moore, Dennis [D]
- MN-7 Peterson, Collin [D]
- ND-0 Pomeroy, Earl [D]
- AR-4 Ross, Mike [D]
- CO-3 Salazar, John [D]
- GA-13 Scott, David [D]
- SC-5 Spratt, John [D]
- TN-8 Tanner, John [D]
- MS-4 Taylor, Gene [D]
House General (175)
- AL-4 Aderholt, Robert [R]
- MO-2 Akin, W. [R]
- LA-5 Alexander, Rodney [R]
- AL-6 Bachus, Spencer [R]
- LA-6 Baker, Richard [R]
- SC-3 Barrett, James [R]
- TX-6 Barton, Joe [R]
- IL-13 Biggert, Judy [R]
- CA-50 Bilbray, Brian [R]
- FL-9 Bilirakis, Michael [R]
- UT-1 Bishop, Rob [R]
- TN-7 Blackburn, Marsha [R]
- MO-7 Blunt, Roy [R]
- OH-8 Boehner, John [R]
- AL-1 Bonner, Jo [R]
- CA-45 Bono, Mary [R]
- AR-3 Boozman, John [R]
- LA-7 Boustany, Charles [R]
- TX-8 Brady, Kevin [R]
- SC-1 Brown, Henry [R]
- FL-5 Brown-Waite, Virginia [R]
- IN-5 Burton, Dan [R]
- IN-4 Buyer, Stephen [R]
- CA-44 Calvert, Ken [R]
- MI-4 Camp, David [R]
- CA-48 Campbell, John [R]
- UT-3 Cannon, Christopher [R]
- VA-7 Cantor, Eric [R]
- WV-2 Capito, Shelley [R]
- TX-31 Carter, John [R]
- OH-1 Chabot, Steven [R]
- NC-6 Coble, John [R]
- OK-4 Cole, Tom [R]
- TX-11 Conaway, K. [R]
- FL-4 Crenshaw, Ander [R]
- TX-7 Culberson, John [R]
- KY-4 Davis, Geoff [R]
- VA-1 Davis, Jo Ann [R]
- VA-11 Davis, Thomas [R]
- GA-9 Deal, Nathan [R]
- PA-15 Dent, Charles [R]
- FL-21 Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R]
- FL-25 Diaz-Balart, Mario [R]
- CA-4 Doolittle, John [R]
- VA-2 Drake, Thelma [R]
- CA-26 Dreier, David [R]
- TN-2 Duncan, John [R]
- MI-3 Ehlers, Vernon [R]
- MO-8 Emerson, Jo Ann [R]
- PA-3 English, Philip [R]
- AL-2 Everett, Terry [R]
- FL-24 Feeney, Tom [R]
- NJ-7 Ferguson, Michael [R]
- AZ-6 Flake, Jeff [R]
- VA-4 Forbes, James [R]
- NE-1 Fortenberry, Jeffrey [R]
- NY-13 Fossella, Vito [R]
- NC-5 Foxx, Virginia [R]
- AZ-2 Franks, Trent [R]
- NJ-11 Frelinghuysen, Rodney [R]
- CA-24 Gallegly, Elton [R]
- NJ-5 Garrett, E. [R]
- PA-6 Gerlach, Jim [R]
- OH-5 Gillmor, Paul [R]
- GA-11 Gingrey, John [R]
- TX-1 Gohmert, Louis [R]
- VA-5 Goode, Virgil [R]
- VA-6 Goodlatte, Robert [R]
- TX-12 Granger, Kay [R]
- MO-6 Graves, Samuel [R]
- TX-4 Hall, Ralph [R]
- WA-4 Hastings, Doc [R]
- TX-5 Hensarling, Jeb [R]
- CA-2 Herger, Walter [R]
- OH-7 Hobson, David [R]
- MI-2 Hoekstra, Peter [R]
- MO-9 Hulshof, Kenny [R]
- CA-52 Hunter, Duncan [R]
- SC-4 Inglis, Bob [R]
- CA-49 Issa, Darrell [R]
- LA-1 Jindal, Bobby [R]
- TX-3 Johnson, Samuel [R]
- IL-15 Johnson, Timothy [R]
- FL-8 Keller, Ric [R]
- NY-3 King, Peter [R]
- IA-5 King, Steve [R]
- GA-1 Kingston, Jack [R]
- IL-10 Kirk, Mark [R]
- MN-2 Kline, John [R]
- MI-9 Knollenberg, Joseph [R]
- NY-29 Kuhl, John [R]
- IL-18 LaHood, Ray [R]
- IA-4 Latham, Thomas [R]
- CA-41 Lewis, Jerry [R]
- KY-2 Lewis, Ron [R]
- GA-7 Linder, John [R]
- NJ-2 LoBiondo, Frank [R]
- OK-3 Lucas, Frank [R]
- CA-3 Lungren, Daniel [R]
- FL-14 Mack, Connie [R]
- IL-16 Manzullo, Donald [R]
- TX-24 Marchant, Kenny [R]
- TX-10 McCaul, Michael [R]
- MI-11 McCotter, Thaddeus [R]
- LA-4 McCrery, James [R]
- NC-10 Mchenry, Patrick [R]
- NY-23 McHugh, John [R]
- CA-25 McKeon, Howard [R]
- WA-5 Mcmorris, Cathy [R]
- FL-7 Mica, John [R]
- MI-10 Miller, Candice [R]
- CA-42 Miller, Gary [R]
- FL-1 Miller, Jeff [R]
- PA-18 Murphy, Tim [R]
- CO-4 Musgrave, Marilyn [R]
- NC-9 Myrick, Sue [R]
- TX-19 Neugebauer, Randy [R]
- GA-10 Norwood, Charles [R]
- CA-21 Nunes, Devin [R]
- NM-2 Pearce, Steven [R]
- IN-6 Pence, Mike [R]
- PA-5 Peterson, John [R]
- WI-6 Petri, Thomas [R]
- MS-3 Pickering, Charles [R]
- PA-16 Pitts, Joseph [R]
- PA-19 Platts, Todd [R]
- TX-2 Poe, Ted [R]
- NV-3 Porter, Jon [R]
- GA-6 Price, Tom [R]
- FL-12 Putnam, Adam [R]
- CA-19 Radanovich, George [R]
- MN-3 Ramstad, James [R]
- OH-16 Regula, Ralph [R]
- MT-0 Rehberg, Dennis [R]
- WA-8 Reichert, Dave [R]
- AZ-1 Renzi, Rick [R]
- NY-26 Reynolds, Thomas [R]
- KY-5 Rogers, Harold [R]
- AL-3 Rogers, Michael [R]
- MI-8 Rogers, Michael [R]
- CA-46 Rohrabacher, Dana [R]
- FL-18 Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R]
- CA-40 Royce, Edward [R]
- WI-1 Ryan, Paul [R]
- NJ-3 Saxton, H. [R]
- WI-5 Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
- TX-32 Sessions, Peter [R]
- AZ-3 Shadegg, John [R]
- CT-4 Shays, Christopher [R]
- IL-19 Shimkus, John [R]
- PA-9 Shuster, William [R]
- ID-2 Simpson, Michael [R]
- NJ-4 Smith, Christopher [R]
- TX-21 Smith, Lamar [R]
- IN-3 Souder, Mark [R]
- FL-6 Stearns, Clifford [R]
- OK-1 Sullivan, John [R]
- CO-6 Tancredo, Thomas [R]
- NE-2 Terry, Lee [R]
- TX-13 Thornberry, William [R]
- KS-4 Tiahrt, Todd [R]
- OH-12 Tiberi, Patrick [R]
- OH-3 Turner, Michael [R]
- MI-6 Upton, Frederick [R]
- OR-2 Walden, Greg [R]
- NY-25 Walsh, James [R]
- TN-3 Wamp, Zach [R]
- FL-15 Weldon, David [R]
- IL-11 Weller, Gerald [R]
- GA-3 Westmoreland, Lynn [R]
- KY-1 Whitfield, Edward [R]
- MS-1 Wicker, Roger [R]
- VA-10 Wolf, Frank [R]
- FL-10 Young, C. W. [R]
- AK-0 Young, Donald [R]