Here he is denouncing torture on FoxNews in December 2007:

I don't believe that we ought to torture. I think it's a policy that is beneath us. It is obviously unproductive.

And every single military person with whom I've spoken, people who actually have been trained and who have been on either side of this issue, either being tortured or being asked to do it — I've got to tell you, I can't find anybody who says that ought to be the policy of the United States.

Curiously enough, he's not listed as a signatory of the Evangelical Declaration Against Torture. But here he is on the new Huck PAC blog describing what it's all about:

Many felt that their Party needed to get back to its core principles: less government, a strong national defense and unwavering support for the family and the sanctity of life. 

I campaigned to be the agent of that change and while we may have come up short, I remain and I hope you do as well, undeterred, because the campaign was never about me. 

If it had been, I can assure you I would have gotten out of the race long before the Ames Straw Poll when generous pollsters had us trolling at 2-3% in national polls. I stayed in the race then because my campaign was always about the issues and the voters. The folks that felt invisible and overlooked and who believed that Washington wasn’t fighting for the same principles they believed in. 

Enter Huck PAC. 

Huck PAC is founded on the principles that make America great: Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness. And because we believe our Republican Party embodies these ideas and is best suited to lead America forward, we are committed to supporting Republican candidates who are passionate advocates for tax reform, a strong national defense, real border security, life, the family, less government and individual liberty.

Well, goody. Mike Huckabee is going to protect the principles that make America great: Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness. Given what the Evangelical Declaration has to say about those things, he should have no problem coming out strongly against torture, right?

Life:

We ground our commitment to human rights in the core Christian theological conviction that each and every human life is sacred. This theme wends its way throughout the Scriptures: in Creation, Law, the Incarnation, Jesus’ teaching and ministry, the Cross, and his Resurrection. Concern for the sanctity of life leads us to vigilant sensitivity to how human beings are treated and whether their God-given rights are being respected.

Liberty:

International law contains numerous clear and unequivocal bans on torture and cruel, inhuman, and degrading treatment. These bans are wise and right and must be embraced without reservation once again by our own government. Likewise, United States law and military doctrine has banned the resort to torture and cruel and degrading treatment. Tragically, documented acts of torture and of inhumane and cruel behavior have occurred at various sites in the U.S. war on terror, and current law opens procedural loopholes for more to continue. We commend the Pentagon’s revised Army Field Manual for clearly banning such acts, and urge that this ban extend to every sector of the United States government without exception, including our intelligence agencies.

And the pursuit of happiness:

Human rights, which function to protect human dignity and the sanctity of life, cannot be cancelled and should not be overridden. Recognition of human rights creates obligations to act on behalf of others whose rights are being violated. Human rights place a shield around people who otherwise would find themselves at the mercy of those who are angry, aggrieved, or frightened. While human rights language can be misused, this demands its clarification rather than abandonment. Among the most significant human rights is the right to security of person, which includes the right not to be tortured.

...The concept of human rights is not a “secular” notion but instead finds expression in Christian sources long before the Enlightenment. More secularized versions of the human rights ethic which came to occupy such a large place in Western thought should be seen as derivative of earlier religious arguments. Twentieth century assaults on human rights by totalitarian states led to a renewal of “rights talk” after World War II. Most branches of the Christian tradition, including evangelicalism, now embrace a human rights ethic.

I think this is really very simple: Mike Huckabee wants to be the champion of a new Religious Right. I'm down on that. But neither Huckabee nor any other presumptive heir to Jerry Falwell's throne should be allowed to skate on the question of torture. If we're going to talk about "core principles," let's talk about this one: torture violates both Christian norms and specifically American values. It is always and everywhere wrong.

Until we can guarantee the basic human right not to be tortured, political advocacy for "life, the family, less government and individual liberty" is going to be a sham.

So I think we need to ask Mike Huckabee two very simple questions:

1. Will you affirm the Christian faith and the American principles of Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness by signing the Evangelical Declaration Against Torture?

2. Will you require the candidates supported by your campaign to take a stand against torture?

And from there, we spread the meme by asking other representatives of the Religious Right what they think. Eventually, we'll get around to nailing down non-Evangelical religious leaders and politicians. If they want to be seen as faithful, if they want to be seen as having values, let them declare in clear, unequivocal language that anything even remotely resembling torture is repugnant, evil, and categorically to be rejected as a policy of the United States government.

If you want to claim to represent American "people of faith," you'd better come out against torture. It's really that easy.

Huckabee is where we begin to construct that equation. Step one: go to the comment board at Huckabee.com and ask the questions listed above.