40
40
Dec 9, 2014
12/14
by
ALJAZAM
tv
eye 40
favorite 0
quote 0
karen, anthony romero has suggested publicly that we must find out everything that happened in order to make a clean breast of it. the only way to do that is if the country pardons everyone who was involved in this. what do you make of that idea? >> i think it's talking about essentially having--using this report as a reconciliation committee in some way. what i would prefer probably is if you're going to pardon people, perhaps they should be indicted first. perhaps you could look at what laws they have broken. i think it's very important that we understand as a country what laws were broken, how they were broken, and therefore, how we might not go down this road again. i take his point. basically we've come this far, and maybe we should just give it up and have all the fax on the table, but i'm not quite there yet. >> you mentioned all the reports there, and of course there is another 3,000 pages to come. once it has been suggested and argued over and picked over is it important for us to do something with it, even if it comes to making a national resolution about how to move forwar
karen, anthony romero has suggested publicly that we must find out everything that happened in order to make a clean breast of it. the only way to do that is if the country pardons everyone who was involved in this. what do you make of that idea? >> i think it's talking about essentially having--using this report as a reconciliation committee in some way. what i would prefer probably is if you're going to pardon people, perhaps they should be indicted first. perhaps you could look at what...
99
99
Dec 10, 2014
12/14
by
MSNBCW
tv
eye 99
favorite 0
quote 0
administration, documented by the senate intelligence committee today, in the case of torture, anthony romeroor of the aclu, proposes that george w. bush should be pardoned. they should be pardoned for crimes relating to torture. they should be pardoned because torture is a crime. as long as it is documented and nobody gets prosecuted for it, that weakens the sense that realistically, it is legal. at least pardon them so america is on the record naming what they did as criminal. joining us now for the interview is anthony rumera, executive director of the aclu. >> hi, rachel. great to see you. great to be with you. >> was that a fair, basic summary of the argument that you're making? >> yeah, absolutely. let's step back. what a terrible day for america. what a terrible day for america. 500-plus pages long that detail excruciating detail just how we betrayed our most fundamental values. that who we are as americans were betrayed by the highest levels of our government and carried out by low-level government officials. and the idea that we have purposefully and consciously engaged in torture is
administration, documented by the senate intelligence committee today, in the case of torture, anthony romeroor of the aclu, proposes that george w. bush should be pardoned. they should be pardoned for crimes relating to torture. they should be pardoned because torture is a crime. as long as it is documented and nobody gets prosecuted for it, that weakens the sense that realistically, it is legal. at least pardon them so america is on the record naming what they did as criminal. joining us now...
96
96
Dec 10, 2014
12/14
by
CNNW
tv
eye 96
favorite 0
quote 0
and the executive director, anthony romero, joins me now to explain.o admit when i saw the headline of the piece that you wrote, pardon bush and those who tortured, i did a double take. >> it took a lot of people by surprise. >> right, because really everything that you did since -- by the way, what's remarkable, you took the helm of the aclu one week before 9/11. welcome to the job. >> yeah. i and bob muller both started the same day. >> and everything that you and your organization tried to do was hold people criminally accountable for these suspected and then reported-on tortures and what you call crimes. and now pardons? >> well, to be clear, we beleve that prosecutions is the way to go. ideally that's the world we would live in. we've been calling for that for over ten years. i remember sitting in the back of the confirmation hearings for roberto gonzalez, one of my lobbyists in washington saying, we have to call for special prosecutions. that genesis of that discussion came our campaign to ask for the accountability for torture, to prosecute the
and the executive director, anthony romero, joins me now to explain.o admit when i saw the headline of the piece that you wrote, pardon bush and those who tortured, i did a double take. >> it took a lot of people by surprise. >> right, because really everything that you did since -- by the way, what's remarkable, you took the helm of the aclu one week before 9/11. welcome to the job. >> yeah. i and bob muller both started the same day. >> and everything that you and your...
129
129
Dec 28, 2014
12/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 129
favorite 0
quote 0
for helping to secure sister helen prejean tonight, i wish to thank anthony romero, executive director of the american civil liberties union. thank you, anthony, very much. i could not be more honored and pleased to be welcoming to the stage to discuss the inhumanity of the criminal justice system brian stephenson and sister helen prejean. [applause] for bringing to my attention the extraordinary new book the publisher to thank. last time we worked together she brought to my attention "decoded" by jay-z. it was an extraordinary night as i feel this one will be. julie, thank you. thank you also london king. her fabulous populist. might i also thank my wife barbara, for rightfully insisting that bryan stevenson be live from the new york public library tonight. [applause] thank you, barbara. i recall her reading aloud and with passion passages to meet from "just mercy. permit me to quote if you so that you understand and hear before the conversation how his work is both excellent and essential. incidentally, he will be signing his book after the event as will sister helen prejean. please
for helping to secure sister helen prejean tonight, i wish to thank anthony romero, executive director of the american civil liberties union. thank you, anthony, very much. i could not be more honored and pleased to be welcoming to the stage to discuss the inhumanity of the criminal justice system brian stephenson and sister helen prejean. [applause] for bringing to my attention the extraordinary new book the publisher to thank. last time we worked together she brought to my attention...
109
109
Dec 24, 2014
12/14
by
CSPAN
tv
eye 109
favorite 0
quote 0
for helping to secure sister wish toejean tonight, i thank anthony romero, executive director of the ican civil liberties union. thank you, anthony, very much. anduld not be more honored pleased to be welcoming to the stage at the criminal justice system, bryan stevenson and "just mercy: a story of justice and sisterion -- helen prejean. [applause] attention,g to my the extraordinary new book, julie grell, the publisher to thank. last time we worked together, she brought to my attention "decoded" by jay-z. it was an extraordinary night as i feel this one will be. julie, thank you. thank you also london king. might i also thank my wife, barbara, for rightfully insisting that bryan stevenson be live from the new york public library tonight. thank you, barbara. i recorded a reading aloud and with passion past passages to meet from "just mercy. somit me to quote if you that you understand and hear before the conversation how his work is both excellent and essential. incidentally, he will be signing his book after the event as will sister helen prejean. please do get a copy of "just mercy.
for helping to secure sister wish toejean tonight, i thank anthony romero, executive director of the ican civil liberties union. thank you, anthony, very much. anduld not be more honored pleased to be welcoming to the stage at the criminal justice system, bryan stevenson and "just mercy: a story of justice and sisterion -- helen prejean. [applause] attention,g to my the extraordinary new book, julie grell, the publisher to thank. last time we worked together, she brought to my attention...
53
53
Dec 26, 2014
12/14
by
CSPAN2
tv
eye 53
favorite 0
quote 0
what secured at tsister helen prejean i think anthony romero, and i am pleased to welcome sister helen prejean and bryan stevenson. [applause] >> the extraordinary new book "just mercy: a story of justice and redemption" by bryan stevenson, i have the publisher to thank. last time we worked together, i brought together decoded by j z, an extraordinary night as this one i feel will be. and thank you, london king, a fabulous publicist, and i think you for insisting brian stephen, in new york library tonight. thank you. i recall her reading aloud, passages from "just mercy: a story of justice and redemption". permit me to quote a few so that you understand and here before the conversation how bryan stevenson's work is excellent and essentials. incidentally bryan stevenson will be signing his book after the event as well sister helen prejean liege please the mercy of "just mercy: a story of justice and redemption," and "dead man walking: an eyewitness account of the death penalty in the united states" which will benefit the mystery against the death penalty. "just mercy: a story of justice
what secured at tsister helen prejean i think anthony romero, and i am pleased to welcome sister helen prejean and bryan stevenson. [applause] >> the extraordinary new book "just mercy: a story of justice and redemption" by bryan stevenson, i have the publisher to thank. last time we worked together, i brought together decoded by j z, an extraordinary night as this one i feel will be. and thank you, london king, a fabulous publicist, and i think you for insisting brian stephen,...