FISA Vote Delayed
This was the best I could have hoped for: The Senate has delayed a vote on the FISA legislation until after the July break, saying that Senator (my hero) Russ…
Read moreObama’s Response to Constituent’s FISA Protest
Sorry, but it’s FISA night again. I’m really unhappy about the telecom immunity, and have been unhappier still about the somewhat vague response Barack Obama has given regarding his support…
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Appeals Court Invalidates Detainee’s ‘Enemy’ Status A federal appeals court in Washington has invalidated the Bush administration’s finding that a detainee held for more than six years in the Guantanamo…
Read moreWar With Iran? No, We Can’t. Call your Representatives.
Someone really needs to tell Congress to get a grip. That someone needs to be us. This is absolutely NOT the time to be saber-rattling in a serious way with…
Read moreFISA: Democrats Capitulate to the GOP – Where’s Obama?
Silent, that’s where. On a day where he announces (wisely) that he will decline public funding, the Democrats in Congress bow backwards to the GOP and say ‘put it right…
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