Thanks to all the calls that have been pouring into the Senate Buildings—and the efforts of Senators Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) and Russ Feingold (D-Wis.), the Senate won’t vote on the FISA bill until after the July 4 recess.
So while we have a short reprieve, it’s not over yet. Now’s the time to contact your Senators’ office and tell them to vote "no" on the FISA bill. In fact, while they’re home in their districts, why not do it in person? Get out there — go to those Fourth of July picnics and parades. Tell them to celebrate the Fourth of July by remembering what those who founded this country believed in. Tell them you care about your Fourth Amendment rights, and blanket immunity for the lawbreaking telecom companies is unacceptable. Tell them to let the courts do their job as the Framers intended and to allow checks and balances. Tell them to pass the apple pie—not the FISA Amendments Act of 2008.
We did it back in March when the Protect America Act expired, and we can do it again. It’s time to mobilize once more. Call your Senators. F’real. No joke. Tell your mom, dad, brother, sister, neighbor, coworker and cousins to call.
Stand up for your rights. Don’t let the Senate give this lame duck a parting gift. Let the door hit him and his telecom cronies on the arse on the way out.
June 27th, 2008 at 11:36 am
I once saw the most depressing bumper sticker I have ever seen. It said, “I’d rather be secure than free”.
Unfortunately, even if I agreed which I don’t, inherent in that statement are all the ills and evils that we are now living with and fighting against.
It means that our Government, you know the one that we all so highly approve of, will be determining what actions to take to make us “secure”.
As you saw just a couple of days ago we can’t trust politicians. Obama after initially saying he would support a filibuster against the FISA bill with spying and telecom immunity has flip flopped to saying “security has priority over the Constitution.”
In the dark all cats are gray.
June 29th, 2008 at 2:58 pm
I am amazed that a President admits to a violation of specific Federal law in wiretapping Americans without a warrant and Congress falls for the fear tactic of the administration. The Fourth Amendment is at stake and I think Congress is concerned about their own skins too much.
June 30th, 2008 at 7:54 pm
Hawaiian, do you have a link to Obama’s position on this?