Dear President Elect Obama,

I implore you to issue an executive order outlawing all forms of torture.
We have at our disposal measures which are legal not only within the United States but within international treaties. Water-boarding is a method of torture. Failure to distance your administration from the past practices of the Bush administration would make your administration and the American people guilty of War crimes just as Bush and Cheny may be found guilty if tried before an international tribunal.

Sincerely and Respectfully      John and Amanda Ball