The Good Guys In Today's F.I.S.A. Votes

Ok I'm working, So not alot of time so I gleaned this from DailyKos. The votes for F.I.S.A. today. I'm glad to see Obama at least tried and voted to have the immunity stripped. It will not pass without the immunity though. So the Republicans have succeeded in scaring the Democrats into supporting this. A very very sad day for our Country today.

Final FISA Fight: The Votes

by mcjoan
Wed Jul 09, 2008 at 09:22:00 AM PDT

It's the final FISA fight of this Congress.

The Senate just rejected Dodd's amendment to strip Title II--the immunity provisions--from the bill, 32-66. Now up is Sen. Specter's amendment that requires the cases be dismissed if the court determines that the warrantless wiretapping programming was legal.

Update I: Specter amendment fails, 37-61. Next up is Bingaman's amendment, the last hope that the Senate regains it's sanity. Given how the votes are going, I'm not holding my breath.

Update II: Bingaman fails 42-56. The Senate is in recess until 2:15, so that the Republicans can go have their weekly lunch and toast the capitulating Dems in celebration. Then they'll come back and finish it off.

The roll call vote on the Dodd amendment is now available, with a link and list of the good guys below the fold.

Roll Call vote on Dodd Amendment. Here's the good guys.

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Yeas on Specter:

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Conrad (D-ND)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Yeas on Bingaman:

Akaka (D-HI)
Baucus (D-MT)
Biden (D-DE)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Casey (D-PA)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL)
Feingold (D-WI)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Harkin (D-IA)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kerry (D-MA)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Kohl (D-WI)
Lautenberg (D-NJ)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Murray (D-WA)
Nelson (D-FL)
Obama (D-IL)
Reed (D-RI)
Reid (D-NV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Specter (R-PA)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Webb (D-VA)
Whitehouse (D-RI)
Wyden (D-OR)

Who In The White House Said Go Break The Law

Ok one more, For those of you paying attention to the whole F.I.S.A debacle, Here is what happened in the Senate today. Pat Leahy has it right, It's not about the telcoms as much as it is, Who in the white house said break the law. We have to do something so it does not happen again...

Bush Congratulates Self & McCain For New G.I. Bill

I guess this shouldn't surprise me. You know the G.I. Bill that Jim Webb has been working on for years. The Bill that George Bush And John McCain both opposed. Well George Bush and John McCain took credit for it Monday. Yeah you heard that right, The Bill they BOTH opposed vehemently, They decided to take credit for. Anyone who thinks John McCain is honest or a Maverick or a Straight Talker, Think again. Here is some video...

Jim Webb gets a chance to respond to McCain taking credit...

Olbermann's Special Comment For Obama

Obama has said he will support the F.I.S.A. bill. I really disagree with this, and I know he is doing it because he is afraid how the Republicans will try and frame it. Like Keith says here though, they are going to go after him no matter what. Better to do the right thing and face pressure, than to do the wrong thing and still face pressure. I really hope he changes his mind on this, I can kind of see where he is going, But at the same time I do not think that bill should pass as is, with immunity. So I was glad to see a special comment on this. I support him, But he is not immune from criticism...

Let's Replace the Bush Democrats

Here is some contacts to let our Government know we will not stand for the weakening of our Laws and Constitution. Info below is from Democrats.com

No More Betrayals: Let's Replace the Bush Democrats

On Thursday and Friday, the American people were betrayed twice by House "Democratic" Leader Steny Hoyer (right) and his Bush Democrats.

On Thursday, 80 Bush Democrats voted to give George Bush another $163 billion to occupy Iraq and plunder its oil for another year, even though 68% of Americans want to bring our troops safely home this year.

And on Friday, 105 Bush Democrats voted to give immunity to George Bush and the telecoms for illegally wiretapping American citizens even before 9/11, and to allow Bush and the telecoms to keep doing it - thereby shredding the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution.

We're mad as hell, and we're not gonna take it any more. So let's take the Democratic Party back from Steny Hoyer and the Bush Democrats.

With your support, we will replace each one with an "Aggressive Progressive" Democrat who will bring our troops home from Iraq and fulfill their solemn oaths to "support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic."

And we're starting today with John Barrow (GA12), who betrayed us on both votes. Watch Barrow pledge his complete devotion to George Bush during Friday's warrantless wiretapping debate.

Georgia's primaries are on July 15 - just 3 weeks away. And Barrow is facing a dramatic primary challenge from State Senator Regina Thomas.

Thomas doesn't just look different, she thinks different. She wants to bring our troops safely home from Iraq immediately. And here's what she told me on Friday:

"I was really appalled at the actions of Congress and especially my Congressman from the 12th District in Georgia, John Barrow, for voting in favor of the Bush-Republican surveillance bill that would make it very easy, without a warrant, to wiretap any American citizen."

On Friday, Regina Thomas became our first endorsed candidate of 2008. And that was not just because she's an "Aggressive Progressive," but also because she can win.

In Georgia's Democratic Presidential primary on February 5, 70% of the voters in GA12 were African-American. Thomas isn't running on her race, though, but rather her record of accomplishment over 12 years in the state legislature. This has Barrow running for his political life by avoiding every chance to debate Thomas because he simply cannot compete with a real Democrat.

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Democrats Ignore Constitution; Giftwrap Telco Immunity For Bush

I touched on this in my last post. It really upsets me and I really think that the Democrats and the Republicans that voted or will vote for this, should in turn be voted out of office. We do not need this kind of representation. They work for us and it is about time we make them aware of this fact that most have forgotten in Washington. Our votes hold the power Our votes and Our willpower can bring an end to this flagrant dismissal of the very core our country is built on. Our Constitution and our laws. This does not have to go on at Our expense anymore. They work for us do not ever forget that.

Bloggasm Interview Regarding F.I.S.A.

I received an email from Simon over at Bloggasm about a recent interview he did regarding F.I.S.A.. It is very good and very informative, definitely worth a look. Here is the email with the info including links to the interview and Bloggasm Home page.

Hey Pappalardo,

I saw your post today about the new coalition that's raising money to fight the new telecom amnesty bill. I recently interviewed three of its members -- including a spokesperson from the ACLU -- and wrote an article about my conversation with them. It's published over here:

http://bloggasm.com/strange-bedfellows-bloggers-from-the-left-and-right-team-up-with-the-aclu-to-fight-telecom-immunity

Anyway, I thought this was something you and your readers would find interesting.

Take care,
Simon

--
http://bloggasm.com

F.I.S.A. The Saga Continues

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We need to start calling our congressmen and telling them NO on amnesty for the Telco company's! They broke the law now they must pay. It does not matter that Bush and Co. told them too, because they broke the law as well. Remember the government works for US not the other way around.

If you would like to help or participate here is a link: ActBlue