Still grieving.
…Kucinich said he voted “present” on a measure that congratulated the U.S. intelligence community on the mission that killed Osama Bin Laden because he felt the action raised questions about whether the United States wants a justice system that is “retributive” or one that follows a “constitutional process.”
Kucinich was one of only four House members to vote present on the congratulatory measure, which passed 406 to 0. Twenty-one House members didn’t vote. The same measure also passed the U.S. Senate without opposition.
“I think that’s a debate that is worth having,” Kucinich said, adding that the resolution suggested the matter was closed.
“We understand what Osama Bin Laden stood for,” he said. “But the deeper question is: ‘What do we stand for?’ Not what he stands for, what do we stand for? And what direction are we going? That is a concern I have.