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Crooks and Liars (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Their amendment went down. I believe the final vote was 32-66… Specter’s was rejected too. Here’s some voting information. It’s just coming out now. Please Donate here to help fight back against these actions. Blue America has been leading the way to fight for our rights and to elect new candidates that will uphold
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Hillary Clinton does her supporters proud (and Lanny Davis couldn't be more wrong): STATEMENT OF SENATOR HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ON THE FISA AMENDMENTS ACT OF 2008 July 9, 2008 One of the great challenges before us as a nation is remaining steadfast in our fight against terrorism while preserving our commitment to the rule of law and individual liberty. As a senator from New York on September 11, I...
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Hoffmania! (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
FISA passed. Obama voted to strip immunity, but that failed 37-61. 69-28 was the vote which passed the bill. Obama voted yea. Among those voting nay were Biden, Clinton, Dodd, Feingold and Reid. This is my one disappointment with Obama...
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Update: Hillary voted against the motion to invoke cloture, Obama voted for it. It passed 72 to 26. The cloture roll call vote is here . The votes on the final bill will be available here shortly. All votes this session are here . Via the ACLU (no link yet but check here soon): The FISA Amendments Act of 2008 was approved by a vote of 69-28 and is expected to be signed into law by President Bush shortly....
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Obsidian Wings (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
by hilzoy I hate, hate, hate the FISA bill. I hate, hate, hate that Obama voted for it and its cloture motion. The fact that he voted for the three amendments (1, 2, 3) is some consolation, but not nearly...
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Slog (Free subscription) | 07/12/2008
I've been watching all this hubbub about Obama "lurching" to the center with some amusement. Sure, I was bummed about some recent developments (FISA, notably, though I would've been more vexed had the vote been even vaguely close), but overall this is much ado about nothing. Remember, kids, according to Obama's basketball-coach brother in law, Obama's signature move is to "fake right and veer left."...
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Salon.com (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
The fallout from Barack Obama's vote yesterday for a FISA reauthorization continues to rain down on his campaign from vast swaths of the blogosphere and the MSM, and from within his own supporter base. The words "betrayal" and "sellout" occur very often, along with threats to take retaliatory actions ranging from the witholding of financial support to the witholding of votes in November. Moreover,...
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Progressive Bloggers (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
With today's damning Senate vote concerning the FISA capitulation bill, let's hear it from none other than Senator Russ Feingold (D-WIS), who has been against this travesty from the get-go:The Problems with the FISA BillA Threat to the Privacy Rights of All AmericansA number of Senators came to the floor prior to the Fourth of July recess to debate the FISA legislation, and more debate has occurred...
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SquareState.net - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Ken Salazar sent a request today, in the form of a series of votes on the FISA bill, asking his constituents to please stop volunteering for his campaigns or sending donations. It is clear that telecom money and his love for the Bush administration is more important than the 4th amendment or the people of the State of Colorado. Having already voted down the amendment that would prevent him from covering...
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Jack Bog's Blog (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
I see that the wiretap law, with telecom immunity, is sailing through our pitiful Congress. Interesting, too, that Wyden voted no while Obama voted yes. It seems that Obama and Gordon Smith are doing the whole bipartisan cooperation thing again. This is another great day for the terrorists and those others around the world who hate America's freedoms. Once again, they've won. The American system of...
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the albany project - Front Page (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Phil Steck has a letter in the Metroland . In the letter, Steck states his disapproval for retroactive immunity and gives us his take on the FISA legislation that recently passed the Senate and was passed in the House . I read, with great interest, David King's article "A Time to Fight" [Newsfrront, July 3]. As a Democratic candidate for U.S. Congress in New York's 21st Congressional District, I wanted...
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Democracy for New Mexico (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Rachel Maddow and constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley discuss the Senate's cave-in Today's the day for the Senate showcase on political convenience and expediency on FISA. Apparently it's focus groups before the Fourth Amendment or the rule of law. Hey,...
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The Liberal Blog Network (Free subscription) | 07/09/2008
Senator Bob Menendez's excellent statement: "This bill still provides too much leeway for our government to ignore the rights and freedoms of its own citizens. I voted against it because of the retroactive immunity it provides phone companies that allegedly participated in the president's illegal wiretapping program, because of the loopholes to the requirement of judicial approval for wiretapping,...
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Centrisity (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Sen. Klobuchar set her self up for some electoral challenges, but it would not stop her from being true, consistent, and fair on FISA. The Senator did not waiver on her commitment to protect the rights of the constituency she represents, nor crumble at the call from the Big telecoms or the White House itself. Many have chastised her for the cloture vote last week without understanding this was the...
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Pete Lit (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Maybe I'm just dim-witted, but I'm still having a lot of trouble figuring out why the Democrats gaining control of Congress was such a big deal. Seems to me that most of the Democrats are still the same snivelling, cowering...
