BISCOE - Rep. Hayes failed to join 308 members of Congress this week in an effort to strengthen our nation's moral character and set an example for the world.

The U.S. House easily passed a measure Wednesday, 308-122, to ban torture and limit interrogation tactics in U.S. detention facilities, setting uniform guidelines for the treatment of prisoners in the war on terrorism.

The language, proposed by Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), would prohibit "cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment" of anyone in the custody of the U.S. government. It easily passed the U.S. Senate as well, 90-9.

Unfortunately, Rep. Robin Hayes from North Carolina's 8th district didn't agree with prohibiting cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment or punishment. He voted against banning torture. Again.

As Blue N.C. reminds us, earlier this year during an appropriations vote, the US House of Representatives had a separate vote on whether to add an amendment stipulating that none of that money could be spent on torture, and the amendment overwhelmingly passed, 240 to 2.

Unfortunately and again, Rep. Hayes was overwhelmingly against the grain there too.

"How can someone supposedly our representative keep doing this to us," commented Larry Kissell who's challenging the four-term incumbent in 2006.

"I'm sure if you asked Rep. Hayes he's 'flat-out, completely, horizontally opposed' to torture just like he was CAFTA. Too bad he voted for both."