President Bush was presented with a letter Monday signed by 50 high school seniors in the Presidential Scholars program urging a halt to "violations of the human rights" of terror suspects held by the United States.
The White House said Bush had not expected the letter but took a moment to read it and talk with a young woman who handed it to him.
"The president enjoyed a visit with the students, accepted the letter and upon reading it let the student know that the United States does not torture and that we value human rights," deputy press secretary Dana Perino said.
The handwritten letter said the students "believe we have a responsibility to voice our convictions."
"We do not want America to represent torture. We urge you to do all in your power to stop violations of the human rights of detainees, to cease illegal renditions, and to apply the Geneva Convention to all detainees, including those designated enemy combatants," the letter said.
I hope that what these young people take away from this encounter is the deeply held desire to only vote for political candidates that are ethical and moral. I also hope that they, unlike their parents, will not allow themselves to be fooled by smoke and mirrors and will not be manipulated by catch phrases and fear mongering.
All in all I am very impressed by these kids. Reminds me of me at that age, except for the good grades of course.
I am so proud of these students....too bad King Ignoramus is Illiterate...I am sitting here melting in the Cleveland Heat- "cooler by the lake"- yeah- right...92-94 friggin degrees...so we have three fans going and a bucket of popsicles.....and many blogs reported on this story ( top 5) and also the Cheney Defecation of Constitution.....
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