Originally Posted by dc_dux

One of the first bills introduced in the new Congress last week was a bill "to establish a national commission on presidential war powers and civil liberties."

IMO....it is absolutely necessary.

Not for the purpose of punitive actions against Bush or senior or low level officials in his administration, but to ensure that such abuses, if found to exist (I certainly believe they existed), are not enabled for the new or future presidents.

Neither Obama or the Democratic leaders in Congress have yet endorsed the bill. While I understand the need to "look forward, not backward" and focusing their energies on the economy, two wars and the chaos in the Middle East, health care reform, etc., to let the Bush years just fade away would be a travesty.

Should such a Commission be convened? Or more importantly, will Obama and the Democratic leaders step up and make it happen?