Russ Feingold, one of the few members of Congress who have consistently spoken against the rush to pass law after law that is blatantly outside the framework of Constitutional restraint, has posted a detailed and cogent list of just exactly what is wrong with the current FISA law extension that passed in the House on […]

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To: Sen. Barack Obama
Sen. Evan Bayh
Subj: Democratic Capitulation on Unconstitutional FISA Extension
The House bill passed Friday was passed with 24 hours of introduction. Not even time enough for members to pretend to have read it. One business day later, here is the bill in the Senate, so Senators can pretend they have read it.
And, as in the […]

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Today enough Democrats in Congress caved and voted yes on the FISA extensions that the bill was passed.
Baron Hill, IN-09, respected his oath of office and voted NO on this atrocity of a bill! Thank you, Rep. Hill, for standing up for our civil liberties and the Constitution.
This bill rewards the Bush administration for their […]

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Date: June 19, 2008
FAX To: Senators Richard Lugar, Evan Bayh, and Representative Baron Hill
CC: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Sen. Harry Reid, Sen. Obama
Subj: Democratic Capitulation to Unconstitutional Retroactive Immunity to Telecoms
It is impossible to convey to you the disgust we feel at what Congress is preparing to do with the latest iteration of the FISA legislation, unnecessary legislation, since existing […]

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It has become crystal clear that the Bush/Cheney launching of an illegal, unjustified war on Iraq, far from making America safer from the threats of terrorism, has only fueled hatred of America around the world because of the blatant injustices committed by America at Guantanamo. More than the evil of suspension of any façade of […]

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