Rand Paul Joins 21 Other Dems In Failed Attempt To Stop FISA (Obama, party)

[padcrasher]

Three amendment votes were held prior to the floor voted aimed at adding accountability to FISA which all failed.

Then the GOP votes virtually in unison to continue warrantless surveilance of Americans with no judicial oversight. Vote was 73-23.

Only people that stood up for civil liberties were 2 Republican and 21 Democratic Senators.

This article on the FISA issue will raise your IQ on politics and the US assault on civil liberties by 10 points it's so good and well sourced.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisf...-eavesdropping

In other words, Obama successfully relied on Senate Republicans (the ones his supporters depict as the Root of All Evil) along with a dozen of the most militaristic Democrats to ensure that he can continue to eavesdrop on Americans without any warrants, transparency or real oversight. That's the standard coalition that has spent the last four years extending Bush/Cheney theories, eroding core liberties and entrenching endless militarism: Obama + the GOP caucus + Feinstein-type Democrats. As Michelle Richardson, the ACLU's legislative counsel, put it to the Huffington Post: "I bet [Bush] is laughing his ass off."

[Loveshiscountry]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

Three amendment votes were held prior to the floor voted aimed at adding accountability to FISA which all failed.

Then the GOP votes virtually in unison to continue warrantless surveilance of Americans with no judicial oversight. Vote was 73-23.

Only people that stood up for civil liberties were 2 Republican and 21 Democratic Senators.

This article on the FISA issue will raise your IQ on politics and the US assault on civil liberties by 10 points it's so good and well sourced.

GOP and Feinstein join to fulfill Obama's demand for renewed warrantless eavesdropping | Glenn Greenwald | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

In other words, Obama successfully relied on Senate Republicans (the ones his supporters depict as the Root of All Evil) along with a dozen of the most militaristic Democrats to ensure that he can continue to eavesdrop on Americans without any warrants, transparency or real oversight. That's the standard coalition that has spent the last four years extending Bush/Cheney theories, eroding core liberties and entrenching endless militarism: Obama + the GOP caucus + Feinstein-type Democrats. As Michelle Richardson, the ACLU's legislative counsel, put it to the Huffington Post: "I bet [Bush] is laughing his ass off."

The two Repubs who voted no were Paul and Lee, both Tea Party.

Bow down mundanes and listen to your King, or at least be quieter so we can eaves drop easier.