Comments on: Feingold (and ACLU): I Told Congress So http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/ Fri, 15 Jul 2011 20:48:32 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: timbo http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147995 timbo Fri, 17 Apr 2009 03:31:19 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147995 <p>How about calling for a cancellation of all survelliance programs until how they were conducted can be reviewed? Seriously, is there a single survelliance program under the Bush Regime–or Obama Regime for that matter–that hasn’t violated the spirit and letter of the laws on the books at the time? Oh, and not to mention the Bill of Rights…</p> How about calling for a cancellation of all survelliance programs until how they were conducted can be reviewed? Seriously, is there a single survelliance program under the Bush Regime–or Obama Regime for that matter–that hasn’t violated the spirit and letter of the laws on the books at the time? Oh, and not to mention the Bill of Rights…

]]> By: pete http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147958 pete Fri, 17 Apr 2009 01:13:19 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147958 <p>i’ll bet there’s a D after his/her name (sucker bet)</p> i’ll bet there’s a D after his/her name (sucker bet)

]]> By: Mauimom http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147934 Mauimom Fri, 17 Apr 2009 00:09:52 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147934 <p>Does anyone have a link to an “Obama site” where we could all go and register our disgust?</p> Does anyone have a link to an “Obama site” where we could all go and register our disgust?

]]> By: JTMinIA http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147757 JTMinIA Thu, 16 Apr 2009 18:06:06 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147757 <p>I’m in. Kerry.</p> I’m in. Kerry.

]]> By: BoxTurtle http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147756 BoxTurtle Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:50:07 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147756 <p>I’m gonna guess Kerry. His trip created some wingnut outrage because of some of the folks he planned to meet, as I recall. </p> <p>I’m sure this will generate at least one more sternly worded memo, perhaps with an unenforced subpoena attached. Wonder if this congress will be as skilled at identifying those with memory loss for targetting as the prior congress.</p> <p>Boxturtle (Oo! Sunlight!!! Look at the roaches scatter)</p> I’m gonna guess Kerry. His trip created some wingnut outrage because of some of the folks he planned to meet, as I recall.

I’m sure this will generate at least one more sternly worded memo, perhaps with an unenforced subpoena attached. Wonder if this congress will be as skilled at identifying those with memory loss for targetting as the prior congress.

Boxturtle (Oo! Sunlight!!! Look at the roaches scatter)

]]> By: Arbusto http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147755 Arbusto Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:34:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147755 <p>One thing the Tea Baggers go right, by accident I’m sure, is “Taxation without representation”. FISA, as amended, was passed and action to repeal (let alone moonlight the Act) non-existent, because it supports Congress’s Corporate constituents actions, in lieu of the Constitution or Citizens rights.</p> One thing the Tea Baggers go right, by accident I’m sure, is “Taxation without representation”. FISA, as amended, was passed and action to repeal (let alone moonlight the Act) non-existent, because it supports Congress’s Corporate constituents actions, in lieu of the Constitution or Citizens rights.

]]> By: acquarius74 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147754 acquarius74 Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:27:15 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147754 <p><a href="http://digg.com/politics/Feingold_and_ACLU_I_Told_Congress_So" rel="nofollow">DIGG IS OPEN</a></p> DIGG IS OPEN

]]> By: pajarito http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147753 pajarito Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:14:20 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147753 <p><a href="http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/04/16/secret-interrogation-memos-to-be-released/" rel="nofollow">Whitehouse to release more OLC memos.</a></p> Whitehouse to release more OLC memos.

]]> By: bobschacht http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147751 bobschacht Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:07:48 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147751 <p>Thanks for reporting on this, EW.</p> <p>Bob in HI</p> Thanks for reporting on this, EW.

Bob in HI

]]> By: emptywheel http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147750 emptywheel Thu, 16 Apr 2009 17:01:25 +0000 http://emptywheel.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/feingold-i-told-congress-so/#comment-147750 <p>Spencer’s <a href="http://attackerman.firedoglake.com/2009/04/16/this-phone-is-tapped/" rel="nofollow">got a post</a> with the CODELs that might quality. Of those he lists, my money is on either Issa or Waxman, Issa bc I imagine the GOP considers him suspect as a Lebanese-American, and Waxman for obvious reasons.</p> Spencer’s got a post with the CODELs that might quality. Of those he lists, my money is on either Issa or Waxman, Issa bc I imagine the GOP considers him suspect as a Lebanese-American, and Waxman for obvious reasons.

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