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Showing posts with label Chris Dodd. Show all posts
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

Mr. Dodd Goes to Washington, Prevails in FISA Fight

Thank you, Senator Dodd! No retroactive immunity will be granted to the telecom companies for their warrantless wiretapping of American citizens - the bill has been shelved until January.

Here is an excellent clip from Countdown with Keith Olbermann discussing the exciting events of yesterday. Not only is Senator Dodd on the clip, but Ted Kennedy and SWOON! Sam Seder make appearances.

I caught some of the debate on Cspan2 over at First Draft. Senator Dodd's speeches were brilliant, passionate and morally clear, and when a Republic came on to discuss terra terra terra 9/11 9/11, it was abundantly obvious what mental midgets they were by comparison.

It was a good day for democracy. May there be many more.
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Monday, December 17, 2007

FISA Law Debate Begins Today...

The Democrats in the Senate feel confident that they can gain the 60 votes needed to beat the Fascist filibuster against debating the temporary FISA law passed last summer at the last minute. But there are more hurdles to jump after that.

Senator Chris Dodd has vowed to filibuster any bill that contains immunity for telecom companies that illegally spied on Americans for the Bushies. (Note: Senator Dodd's website has many links and updates on today's action, including the ability to reward him for good behavior.) In addition, there are several amendments that may be considered, and even if an acceptable version can be passed, the House bill must be reconciled with the Senate bill.

I don't believe the telecom companies should be given retroactive immunity for their data mining of Americans. Although it is unclear what exactly they did, since the White House is withholding that information as per usual, it seems obvious that they wouldn't be asking for immunity if they didn't do something illegal. It's like when your child won't tell you what he did to the living room walls unless you first promise that he won't get punished. It's a sucker deal if I've ever heard one.

I also don't believe that the FISA law needed any more "fixing," except to make it more restrictive than it has been. If nothing can be agreed upon by both houses of Congress, the old FISA law will be reinstated. Since the Fascists feel that the more lying and spying Bush does, the "safer" we all are, the failure of the new legislation might be the best outcome for all of us.
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Thursday, November 15, 2007

Why Chris Dodd is Getting My Primary Vote

I just received this letter from Senator Dodd's campaign [excerpted for brevity]:

As they say ... Breaking News from the Senate.

Forgive me if some of this is in the weeds, I'll try and make the parliamentary process as painless as possible.

1. Within the last hour, the Senate Judiciary Committee just reported out a FISA bill that DOES NOT include retroactive immunity for the telecom companies that helped the Bush Administration spy on Americans.
2. This means the Judiciary bill moves to the full Senate WITHOUT the dangerous language included.
3. Retroactive immunity will, however, surely be introduced as an amendment to the FISA bill.
4. If needed Senator Dodd will filibuster any amendment seeking to add retroactive immunity to the underlying bill. By filibustering, he will force the opposition to find 60 votes to pass the provision.

It will be a lot more difficult for those who would enable the erosion of our Constitution to find the 60 votes necessary to stop immunity on its own than it would be for us to find the 40 needed to sustain a filibuster of the bill as a whole if it included immunity.

Today is a great victory for all of us -- and another example of Chris Dodd's leadership.

If it wasn't for our efforts, together, retroactive immunity would be well on its way to sailing through the Senate ... largely unnoticed.
There is nothing more important to me than restoring the Constitution. Chris Dodd is the one who will do it.

Should you be so inclined....
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Friday, October 19, 2007

My Letter To Harry Reid

Hint, hint.

Dear Senator Reid,

I am extremely disappointed that you would wish to circumvent Senator Dodd's hold on the reprehensible Senate version of the FISA bill. UNDER NO CIRCUMSTANCES should the telecom companies be given immunity for their lawbreaking actions. Senator Dodd is right and you are simply wrong on this issue.

The American people do not like lawbreakers. By giving Bush what he wants in this bill, you are directly sanctioning lawbreaking. Is that truly the position you want the Democratic leadership to take?

Thank you,

madamab


Seriously, Harry. RULE OF LAW. Ring any bells for ya?

I'm really tired of this crap from our leadership. We need more people like Chris Dodd...and like Representative Pete Stark from California. WOW.

Of course, the pundits are clutching their pearls about Pete Stark's remarks. On Countdown with Keith Olbermann last night, Dana Milbank opined that Stark should apologize. Why? Because President Bush "is a person and obviously does not enjoy killing people."

On top of the evidence in the link above, I would like to point to Bush's reputation as the "Texecutioner," executing 152 people as Governor, and to his mocking of Karla Faye Tucker's plea for leniency in her death penalty sentencing. Of course, since Bush and his cabal have taken over our government, literally millions of people have died in Iraq and Afghanistan. This is not an accident.

No, Stark should not apologize. Like Chris Dodd, he's finally telling it like it is.

It's refreshing to hear the truth coming out of Washington, isn't it?

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Thursday, October 18, 2007

Chris Dodd Says NO to FISA Bill!!!

Okay....maybe HE gets my vote. (Tell Senator Dodd how much he rocks at the link!)

Note to other Senators who are running for Preznit: THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. Use your power any way you can to stand up to the President and his lunatic, paranoid, fascist agenda. Come on, guys, the Deciderer is talking (and giggling) about starting World War III! What's it gonna take?!

I hope that Dodd's spinicular fortitude will inspire our Congresscritters. Or perhaps the avalanche of thank-you letters he gets will make them jealous.

Either way, he is setting a great example, and he deserves our heartfelt thanks.

UPDATE: Looks like Senator Obama discovered the hold before Senator Dodd...this time on the nomination of the election-stealer that Bush wanted to be in charge of the Federal Election Commission. Exxxxxxxxxcellent!

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