Aside from all the very serious issues of the way that the Protect America Act attacks American liberty and brings the United States much closer to tyranny, there’s the very personal issue of Alberto Gonzales.
As Attorney General under George W. Bush, Alberto Gonzales has been caught lying to Congress on several occasions. He has been caught covering up abuses of spying powers he already had, violating Americans’ rights guaranteed by the Constitution. Alberto Gonzales has corrupted the position of federal prosecutors, using the positions for political purposes and eliminating those who stand in his way.
Alberto Gonzales ought to resign or be impeached. Yet, the 41 Democrats listed below voted in favor of rewarding Alberto Gonzales for lying, cheating, and breaking the law. They voted in favor of giving Alberto Gonzales new powers to spy against Americans. That’s what the Protect America Act does.
Why should any of these Democrats be returned to the House of Representatives in 2008? They have betrayed their oath to defend the Constitution of the United States of America. They betrayed the support given to them by rank and file Democrats in order to help George W. Bush. They might as well be Republicans.
- Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania
- Christopher Carney of Pennsylvania
- John Barrow of Georgia
- James Marshall of Georgia
- Melissa Bean of Illinois
- Dan Lipinski of Illinois
- Dan Boren of Oklahoma
- Leonard Boswell of Iowa
- Allen Boyd of Florida
- Ben Chandler of Kentucky
- Jim Costa of California
- Bud Cramer of Alabama
- Artur Davis of Alabama
- Henry Cuellar of Texas
- Chet Edwards of Texas
- Nick Lampson of Texas
- Ciro Rodriguez of Texas
- Lincoln Davis of Tennessee
- James Cooper of Tennessee
- Bart Gordon of Tennessee
- John Tanner of Tennessee
- Joe Donnelly of Indiana
- Brad Ellsworth of Indiana
- Baron Hill of Indiana
- Bob Etheridge of North Carolina
- Michael McIntyre of North Carolina
- Heath Shuler of North Carolina
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota
- Brian Higgins of New York
- James Matheson of Utah
- Charles Melancon of Louisiana
- Harry Mitchell of Arizona
- Collin Peterson of Minnesota
- Tomothy Walz of Minnesota
- Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota
- Michael Ross of Arkansas
- Vic Snyder of Arkansas
- John Salazar of Colorado
- Zachary Space of Ohio
- Charles Wilson of Ohio
- Gene Taylor of Mississippi
If your not doing any thing to endanger this country you have nothing to worry about
Says the soul who won’t type his or her real name. Why not? After all, if you’re not doing anything wrong what do you have to fear?
If you are doing nothing wrong you have nothing to fear, except maybe your loss of privacy and civil rights as an American and Human Being!
You have the right to free speech, and if you wish that conversation to be private, that is also your right. (or it used to be)
It’s time (WAY overdue) to “turn it around.” Everytime a Bushlican or Bushocrat tells another bold-faced lie; impugns the integrity & intelligence of American citizens; calls us unpatriotic or “not supporting the troops”- CALL THEM ON IT! Loud and to their face- turn it around! When they say “I have nothing to hide, so I don’t care if they spy” then turn it around, and say, “If Bush has nothing to hide, then why is he refusing Rove, Jennings, Miers, Taylor, et al, to testify? Provide documents? Talk to Congress?” ENOUGH! Save America and- turn it around!
So, RmS, when the pacifist Quakers were investigated by the Bush White House, were they doing anything to endanger this country?
Maybe it’s time to post the link to The Onion’s FISA article, titled, “Congress Approves Surveillance Measures”
http://www.theonion.com/content/amvo/congress_approves_surveillance
While a good portion of the blogosphere is ready to elect Ed Albaugh to something, I can readily identify with Mr. Loving. All those odd background noises are a definite chilling factor in a budding romance. You want some privacy to make your moves or even have a proper lovers’ quarrel, and you just can’t do it with the whole FBI listening in. At my age all I need is one more impediment.