The Steyn Hoyer FISA bill just passed the house 293-129. The bill now goes to the Senate, where it will be passed sometime next week, in all likelihood.
This is what we get for bringing the Democrats back into power in '06?
Update: Obama supports the House FISA bil, will vote for it even if the immunity provision remains.
Update II: The ACLU lists the salient points of the bill that your leaders have given you.
Friday, June 20, 2008
Democrats Cave
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What a fucking travesty! It's time to gather up the guns and move to the hills, y'all. There's a storm a-coming.
Fuckin' A. You would think that politicians would realize the high level of discontent right now and work to make it better. But I guess they are too well insulated within the Beltway to see just how irritated the public is with them.
If you want to send a message to the Obama campaign, you can contact spokesman Bull Burton at bburton-at-barackobama-dot-com. It probably won't do any good, but it might be good to let the campaign know that this decision isn't without political cost.
Here is a copy of the email I sent Burton if you need ideas about what to write:
Mr. Burton,
Yesterday, Barak Obama made a statement to the effect that he would support the House's FISA bill, with or without the immunity provisions. This bill is a legitimization of some of the worst excesses of the Bush years, and Senator Obama's support for it is unconscionable. His statement indicates that he intends to use the sweeping authority granted by this bill magnanimously, but this is folly. Even if Senator Obama is elected President, and does act honorably, there is no guarantee that his successor will do so, be it a Democrat or a Republican that succeeds him.
Senator Obama's support for this bill is puzzling given his earlier vow to support the filibuster of any legislation containing an immunity provision for telecoms. What has prompted this change? Is it the fear that opposition to this bill will open the door for Republican attacks on his ability to confront the terrorist threat? Surely both you and he understand that the Republicans will paint him with this brush regardless of his actions in this matter.
Please urge Senator Obama to stick to his earlier opposition to telecom immunity, and to oppose this bill, which vests excessive power to the Executive, wholesale. I cannot vote for anyone who supports this measure. While one vote in the Presidential election doesn't matter much, those who feel as I do are legion.
Jon Hendrix
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