Yesterday, 68 Senators violated their oaths of office

[CurtisLow]

But now, because criminals murdered thousands of people on September 11, 2001, many are eager to abandon their Constitutional protections.

Have we become a nation of sniveling cowards? If not, please explain how it is that Congress has either bowed to or exploited this fear to become a gang of lawbreakers?

Yesterday, 68 Senators violated their oaths of office. They voted to pass S. 2248, a new law designed to replace the so-called "Protect America Act." This bill violates the Bill of Rights . . .

* It permits the President to spy on Americans without a warrant.

* It grants retroactive immunity to tele-communications companies that collaborated with the Bush administration in previous warrantless spying, thereby creating an incentive for other companies to engage in similar crimes in the future (only Qwest Communications insisted on warrants).

Will this new, un-constitutional power, prevent future terrorist attacks? Of course not, nothing can do that, just as there is no law or power that could completely stop murders by domestic criminals.

Does this new law create a tyranny? That would be an exaggeration. But what will happen when the next terrorist attack comes?

The sniveling cowards among us, and the lawbreakers in Congress, will then seek still more powers.

At one point will our children call this tyranny? Will there be any turning back?

Yesterday, 19 Democrats, 48 Republicans, and 1 independent voted to violate the Constitution and their oaths of office. Only 28 Democrats, 1 independent, and ZERO Republicans remained true to their oaths. The Republicans were universally bad.

But please notice that the law could not have passed without the vote of the Democrats!

Let this be clear -- neither political party is going to protect our Constitution, unless WE compel them to do it.

All hope is NOT lost. S. 2248 cannot become law unless the House agrees to its provisions. Fortunately, the House version of this bill, while not perfect, is signficantly better. Our best hope, and we must take it, is to tell the House to stick by their version of the bill.

A list of how the Senate voted is pasted below. Criticize your Senator if he or she voted for it. Ask your House member to reject the provisions of S. 2248.


How the Senate voted . . .

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D, HI] Nay
Sen. Lamar Alexander [R, TN] Aye
Sen. Wayne Allard [R, CO] Aye
Sen. John Barrasso [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Max Baucus [D, MT] Aye
Sen. B. Evan Bayh [D, IN] Aye
Sen. Robert Bennett [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Joseph Biden [D, DE] Nay
Sen. Jeff Bingaman [D, NM] Nay
Sen. Christopher Bond [R, MO] Aye
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Sherrod Brown [D, OH] Nay
Sen. Samuel Brownback [R, KS] Aye
Sen. Jim Bunning [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Robert Byrd [D, WV] Nay
Sen. Maria Cantwell [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D, MD] Nay
Sen. Thomas Carper [D, DE] Aye
Sen. Robert Casey [D, PA] Aye
Sen. C. Saxby Chambliss [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] Abstain
Sen. Thomas Coburn [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Thad Cochran [R, MS] Aye
Sen. Norm Coleman [R, MN] Aye
Sen. Susan Collins [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Kent Conrad [D, ND] Aye
Sen. Bob Corker [R, TN] Aye
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] Aye
Sen. Larry Craig [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Michael Crapo [R, ID] Aye
Sen. Jim DeMint [R, SC] Aye
Sen. Christopher Dodd [D, CT] Nay
Sen. Elizabeth Dole [R, NC] Aye
Sen. Pete Domenici [R, NM] Aye
Sen. Byron Dorgan [D, ND] Nay
Sen. Richard Durbin [D, IL] Nay
Sen. John Ensign [R, NV] Aye
Sen. Michael Enzi [R, WY] Aye
Sen. Russell Feingold [D, WI] Nay
Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Lindsey Graham [R, SC] Abstain
Sen. Charles Grassley [R, IA] Aye
Sen. Judd Gregg [R, NH] Aye
Sen. Charles Hagel [R, NE] Aye
Sen. Thomas Harkin [D, IA] Nay
Sen. Orrin Hatch [R, UT] Aye
Sen. Kay Hutchison [R, TX] Aye
Sen. James Inhofe [R, OK] Aye
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] Aye
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] Aye
Sen. Tim Johnson [D, SD] Aye
Sen. Edward Kennedy [D, MA] Nay
Sen. John Kerry [D, MA] Nay
Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D, MN] Nay
Sen. Herbert Kohl [D, WI] Aye
Sen. Jon Kyl [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Mary Landrieu [D, LA] Aye
Sen. Frank Lautenberg [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Patrick Leahy [D, VT] Nay
Sen. Carl Levin [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Joseph Lieberman [I, CT] Aye
Sen. Blanche Lincoln [D, AR] Aye
Sen. Richard Lugar [R, IN] Aye
Sen. Mel Martinez [R, FL] Aye
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] Aye
Sen. Claire McCaskill [D, MO] Aye
Sen. Mitch McConnell [R, KY] Aye
Sen. Robert Menendez [D, NJ] Nay
Sen. Barbara Mikulski [D, MD] Aye
Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R, AK] Aye
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] Nay
Sen. Ben Nelson [D, NE] Aye
Sen. Bill Nelson [D, FL] Aye
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] Abstain
Sen. Mark Pryor [D, AR] Aye
Sen. John Reed [D, RI] Nay
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] Nay
Sen. Pat Roberts [R, KS] Aye
Sen. John Rockefeller [D, WV] Aye
Sen. Ken Salazar [D, CO] Aye
Sen. Bernard Sanders [I, VT] Nay
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] Nay
Sen. Jefferson Sessions [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Richard Shelby [R, AL] Aye
Sen. Gordon Smith [R, OR] Aye
Sen. Olympia Snowe [R, ME] Aye
Sen. Arlen Specter [R, PA] Aye
Sen. Debbie Ann Stabenow [D, MI] Nay
Sen. Ted Stevens [R, AK] Aye
Sen. John Sununu [R, NH] Aye
Sen. Jon Tester [D, MT] Nay
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] Aye
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] Aye
Sen. George Voinovich [R, OH] Aye
Sen. John Warner [R, VA] Aye
Sen. Jim Webb [D, VA] Aye
Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D, RI] Aye
Rep. Roger Wicker [R, MS-1] Aye
Sen. Ron Wyden [D, OR] Nay

 

[kickzman]

They've all been bought off. These guys are PAID by lobby to do this. Blame the neocon(zionist)Lobby.

 

[Jeremy]

I am going to contact the the person from my state that is on that list.

 

[Trigonx]

One of my Senators voted against it and the other voted for it.

the message i sent to Herbert Kohl.

I am very appalled that you voted for S. 2248 FISA Amendments Act of 2007. Not only did you violate your oath to the Constitution of the United States that you swore to obey but also you took part in undermining MY civil liberties and privacy from the government. I would like you to think about the citizens of Wisconsin and how you just voted away their rights. I heard you will not be running for Senate again and I am HAPPY as can be to hear that because you do not seem to be upholding the Constitution.


Good day to you.

 

[constitutional]

I have said it before and I'll say it again:

Cowards
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] Abstain
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] Abstain

 

[hopeforamerica]

Shocking, McCain voted Aye, so did Kyle from AZ. I need to move......

Notice how Hillary and Obama abstained. Whimps.

 

[hells_unicorn]

Most of the people who voted nay were probably told to do so to give the illusion of opposition to this. The fact that Arlen Specter voted in favor of this does not surprise me since he has been a whore for the elites since the very beginning, but Bob Casey voting for this disturbs the hell out of me.

 

[Cinnaboo]

Were Obama and Clinton even there?

 

[tangent4ronpaul]

Note how the 3 presidential candidates voted...

-n

 

[familydog]

I have said it before and I'll say it again:

Cowards
Sen. Barack Obama [D, IL] Abstain
Sen. Hillary Clinton [D, NY] Abstain

+1

Whichever one makes it to the general election will still get support from the anti-war left and the pro-civil liberties left. All in the name of getting a (D) in the Whitehouse.

 

[familydog]

Most of the people who voted nay were probably told to do so to give the illusion of opposition to this. The fact that Arlen Specter voted in favor of this does not surprise me since he has been a whore for the elites since the very beginning, but Bob Casey voting for this disturbs the hell out of me.

Its too bad Bob Casey is nothing like his dad. I'm glad I voted against this guy in 06.

 

[Goldwater Conservative]

Gotta love the "moderate Democrats" who voted for it, including some of those (McCaskill, Webb) who were part of the takeover in '06. I thought the center-left was supposed to care about protecting civil liberties and our Bill of Rights?

 

[Brassmouth]

Both of the senators from my state (New Jersey) voted against it. Yay NJ!

 

[Danny Molina]

Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D, CA] Nay
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] Nay

Atleast some democrats have a backbone.

 

[tommyzDad]

Fucking Webb and Warner.
So much for Semper Fidelis, eh, guys? You'll be hearing from me.

 

[BarryDonegan]

i contacted mine, both republicans, with

"S. 2248

Sir, This is a matter of the utmost importance. This bill directly violates protections of the constitution on even a common-sense level. Please do not continue to vote for Bills which violate your oath of office. It is not becoming of a republican, the party of Ronald Reagan, to vote for power of Big Government to take rights away from its own people.

While you may feel safe with this power in the hands of an executive branch held by George W. Bush, let your mind not drift far from the years of Bill Clinton, or an upcoming potential executive run by Hillary Clinton. I would not want these powers in the hands of neo-socialists such as them, and i believe you would not either. please remember the purpose of limited government is to prevent a future tyrant, and right now the tools for one to emerge one day are being laid out for convenience"

 

[KewlRonduderules]

Interesting there was an amendment that would put checks on this legislation- proposed by Senator Dodd. Half of those who voted against his amendment also voted no for this bill. They probably voted against it to cover their a$$es since they knew it would already pass.

It just confirms my belief that this entire process is a sham!

 

[AlbemarleNC0003]

Gotta love the "moderate Democrats" who voted for it, including some of those (McCaskill, Webb) who were part of the takeover in '06. I thought the center-left was supposed to care about protecting civil liberties and our Bill of Rights?

I was really surprised to see Webb's name on that list. I thought he would be different. I guess not.

I wasn't surprised to see Dole and Burr (NC) on that list. Fuckers seem to hate the people that put them into office.

 

[JordanQ72]

Will this new, un-constitutional power, prevent future terrorist attacks? Of course not, nothing can do that

Well that's disingenuous. How can you possibly argue that it's impossible to increase the security of a society? Under that logic, why have a law enforcement and investigative machinery even exist? It's rather common sense that liberty and safety have obvious inverse relations. If I lived in some underground bunker completely alone,which I never left, I would lead a much safer life. Yet I don't, because I value the freedoms more than the associated risks. A complete and pervasive surveillance society would most definitely severely mitigate any chance of such things as terrorist acts and other criminal activities.

 

[itshappening]

Get Sabrin in the senate! >>>>