FISA: The Morning After, Part I

Published: July 10, 2008, 10:37 am

Tags: 2008 presidential election, american fascism, barack obama, civil liberties, domestic surveillance, homeland insecurity, lies and the lying liars, politics u s, spineless dems, terrorism

This is one of those days when I feel like I’ve stepped into an alternate reality. While the focus of my ire yesterday was aimed at presumptive Democratic Party presidential nominee Barack Obama, there is plenty more reserved for the other Senators, both Dem and GOP, who voted yesterday to gut the fourth amendment to the United States Constitution. The comments of three Senators, two GOP and one Dem, stand out in particular. Over the next few hours, I’ll be posting a series articles that I’ve been working on since yesterday evening. The first batch will examine quotes from Kit Bond (R-Mo), Arlen Specter (R-Pa), and Russ Feingold (D-Wi) on the revised FISA legislation. The final post will wrap up the discussion with an impassioned response from a fellow blogger. What will be conspicuously missing are any quotes from Barack Obama - because there are none in the public domain right now. Kit Bond, R-Mo: “It would be unfair and potentially disastrous to

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