Shameful: Here's How Your Senators Voted on FISA Bill S. 2248
Yes, you've probably heard by now that our elected representatives in the U.S. Senate voted this morning to pass a FISA bill that provides immunity for telecommunications companies that were complicit in providing your telecommunications & call records to U.S. Intelligence & law enforcement without a court-ordered subpoena or warrant.
Bill S. 2248 was passed by 76 votes in favor, 10 opposed, and 14 abstentions.
In my home state of California, U.S. Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), who voted in favor of this legislation, will not be getting my vote next time around.
On the other hand, U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), who voted against it, will be getting my vote.
If you would like to see how your elected representative voted for this, and if they betrayed your trust -- by not listening to the voice of their own constituents -- here is the the roll call.
This is, in my opinion, a very bad turn of events for the privacy of the citizens of this country.
- ferg
Note: The New York Times also has a good summary of the situation here. - ferg
posted by Fergie @ 12/17/2007 12:54:00 PM
1 Comments:
Today the majority of our elected officals [Senators] sent two messages out,loud and clear,to not only to the terrorist but to the world that "they" believe that we as a nation are too weak to fight them unless we change our Constitution in order to do it. They also told the terrorist and the world that the majority of our elected officals believe that there are some in our Gov.t who are above the laws of this land. Adding those two facts to the obvious collapsing of our economy and there can be no doubt that they,the majority of our elected officals, believe that the terrorist are winning..which they confirmed to be the case by their passing of the FISA bill. Many of us were surprised that they didn't send Bin Lauden an apology while they were at it.
A happy day in the White house and at the telecom offices no doubt, but a day of mourning by the American peope. It was for many of us a day of shame and disgrace, for this once great nation. Today we learn that the majority of our Senators believe that in order to fight the terrorist we must become just like them.
The only good that came out of the passing of this bill is that we,the people, can see who voted NO on this bill. In doing so we now know which of them aren't so afraid of the terrorist that they took a stand for preserving our Constitution as well as our Judicial system. They said NO to terrorist as well as NO to letting some in our Gov.t be above the laws of our land...regardless of who those crimals might be. Which will all be...very useful info to have... come next election day.
Today I find myself with little to no 'hope' due to the ignorence of the masses and the corrupt fear based world of our politics.
Jae
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