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Oct. 18th, 2007 12:26 pmHoly crap! A Democratic senator who's actually standing up for the rights of the citizens of this country and our Constitution? Do mine eyes deceive me? Please, if I'm dreaming, don't pinch me, I don't want to wake up. Senator Dodd is blocking any FISA bill that includes amnesty for telecoms:
The Military Commissions Act. Warrantless wiretapping. Shredding of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Extraordinary Rendition. Secret Prisons.
No more.
I have decided to place a "hold" on the latest FISA bill that would have included amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President's assault on the Constitution by illegally providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization.
I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have.
It's about delivering results -- and as I've said before, the FIRST thing I will do after being sworn into office is restore the Constitution. But we shouldn't have to wait until then to prevent the further erosion of our country's most treasured document. That's why I am stopping this bill today.
Two words for you: Fuck. Yes.
Give the Senator a little love here, and hell if you can afford it, throw some money his way. It's not every day you get a little of your faith in humanity returned to you, nor faith in the political system and your own party again, and I intend to enjoy it.
via Glenn Greenwald.
The Military Commissions Act. Warrantless wiretapping. Shredding of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Extraordinary Rendition. Secret Prisons.
No more.
I have decided to place a "hold" on the latest FISA bill that would have included amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President's assault on the Constitution by illegally providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization.
I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have.
It's about delivering results -- and as I've said before, the FIRST thing I will do after being sworn into office is restore the Constitution. But we shouldn't have to wait until then to prevent the further erosion of our country's most treasured document. That's why I am stopping this bill today.
Two words for you: Fuck. Yes.
Give the Senator a little love here, and hell if you can afford it, throw some money his way. It's not every day you get a little of your faith in humanity returned to you, nor faith in the political system and your own party again, and I intend to enjoy it.
via Glenn Greenwald.
