Harry Reid tabled the FISA bill just a few minutes ago.
UPDATE CTblogger: Here's a report from Countdown on Dodd's victory.
2nd UPDATE Scarce: Senator Dodd thanks you for your support in helping to stop the assault on the Constitution.
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There were a total of 10 who had backbone. Please remember them. Thank them. We will be back here in January, but these 10 were the ones who made a difference and stood up for the Constitution and the Bill Of Rights today. The other 90 were silent. The question is not what you are, we already determined that, we are now negotiating price.electrealdemocrats.com Online since 3/07 -- TimetogoJoe.com Online s
Time will tell.
A FISA bill will be reintroduced in January. Whether the SIC telecom retroactive immunity version will be reintroduced, we don't know.
Is Harry being responsive, or were some of his votes out with the flu or campaigning?
Inquiring minds want to know.
Where's your pocket copy of the Constitution?
Is the retroactive immunity the only part of this bill you're opposed to? It's the only provision I've heard anything about.
Retroactive immunity is a form of ex post facto law. The provisions protecting telecom companies are therefore flatly unconstitutional.
It also continues a broader trend of limiting the rights of citizens to address grievances with corporations or the government through the courts -- alongside the assault on tort law from a variety of sources and the truly alarming attack on habeus corpus -- that is effectively limiting individual access to the judicial system. –7.25 / –7.28 | http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/tw...
The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.
There are cases that, if they go forward, will show that the Bush Administration violated the IV Amendment (above). Not only is this unconstitutional, it's illegal. Those that violated peoples rights could be found guilty and be made to serve tome. If it was done by executive order it would open up the executive branch to both criminal and civil prosecution.
By giving immunity to the telcoms all the cases against them would be dropped. The truth of what happened, who was spied upon, whose constitutional rights were violated by the government, and who was responsible, would forever be covered up.
If we are a country where the Rule of Law means anything, these cases must be allowed to go forward and the truth of any unconstitutional criminal activity must be brought to light so that those responsible can be help libel for their violation of our constitutional rights.
There was apparently one telcom that refused to participate in spying on Americans. For standing up for the constitutional rights of their subscribers this company has been forced to the edge of bankruptcy. Is it fair that the company that did the right thing should be forced to almost being out of business, but the companies that violated the rights of millions of Americans should benefit?
All these companies had a choice to make, and they should pay for their bad decisions. For violating the constitutional rights of their customer base. For telling us that we were protected as per the law and then violating that protection with impunity. The question is not what you are, we already determined that, we are now negotiating price.electrealdemocrats.com Online since 3/07 -- TimetogoJoe.com Online s
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I've tried in my comments to join the discussion on issues rather than be reflexively partisan. For those of you that have seem my (attempt) at blogging on my own site I'm sure you noticed a more partisan tone. That kind of commentary would be inappropriate for me to post to myleftnutmeg and ultimately counterproductive. that said, if you ever believe I've crossed a line let me know.
Since I'm not living in Connecticut at the moment (hoping to return in 2008 if possible) I view this forum as a place to have the conversations that would normally go on over a few beers with friends back home. With the exception of my buddy working on the Dodd campaign its hard to wrangle up folks that want to argue about Connecticut.
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