Almost 40 percent of Americans support criminal investigations into the Bush Administration's use of harsh interrogations and warrantless wiretapping program, even after President George W. Bush left office, a USA Today/Gallup poll found Thursday.http://rawstory.com/news/2008/Almost_40_percent_of_Americans_support_0212.html
Forty-one percent favor a criminal investigation into the Bush Administration's use of the Justice Department for political purposes; 38 percent favor an investigation for the Administration's warrantless wiretapping and 38 percent favor a criminal probe for the possible use of torture in terrorism investigations.
It is said that a commission that does not pursue criminal charges is worthless. Well, it's better than nothing. The power of a public forum is that everyone sees the evidence and also that everyone KNOWS that EVERYONE ELSE is seeing the evidence. There is healing power in that, and that power can be brought to bear to shame people into upright behavior. Don't underestimate the power of shame.
