A bit of credit is due |
| Published: August 10, 2007, 12:48 pm |
| Tags: civil liberties, congress, elect dems admin fri, security, politics |
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- to a few Senators who let us know what they were thinking last Friday night.Democratic senators, voting a week ago to pass the Bush administration's measure to amend FISA, get mixed marks for explaining themselves. Following is a narrative of the results of my search of all these senators' websites for any statements of explanation of a "yes."Bob Casey, Jr. Quote: I voted for both versions of the temporary FISA fix in order to ensure that U.S. intelligence has the tools they need to target terrorists while a larger review of the FISA law is conducted. The Bond-McConnell version supported by the White House is far from ideal and I deplore the tactics employed by the Bush Administration to push its agenda through the politics of fear. A thorough review when cooler heads can prevail is needed for a permanent FISA fix that keeps the United States safe from terrorists while also safeguarding the rights of American citizens. Evan Bayh (no statement located) (D-IN); Thomas Carper [ Full article ] |
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