Friday, October 2, 2009

America: 1774

That we hold it essential to English liberty, that no man be condemned unheard, or punished for supposed offences, without having an opportunity of making his defence.
--From A Letter from the General Congress, to the People of Great Britain--

I wonder what what the Founding Fathers would say about water-boarding? People ask it about all sorts of other things.

3 comments:

chickelit said...

I wonder what what the Founding Fathers would say about water-boarding?

They probably thought it a tad too 17th century. Link.

Jason (the commenter) said...

I love that picture! Hmm, I need more pictures.

Trooper York said...

Dude they would have put them to the question.

And the guestion wasn't Mother may I.