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You Oughta Be Committed

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December 11, 2008

Sixty years ago, the United States was one of 48 nations to sign the . Since then we've had an unimpeachable human rights record achieving all of the standards set forth in the declaration's 30 articles.

Oh, wait — wiretapping, torture, illegal detention, a biased criminal justice system... OK, there's still a few things to be done. Here's a comic showing what America may have looked like if the Bush administration were as committed to the UDHR as they are to waterboarding alleged terrorists.

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