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House Dems Who Voted to Give Alberto Gonzales More Power

Filed under Democrats, Legislation, Liberty by jclifford at 12:06 pm

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.

  1. Jason Altmire of Pennsylvania
  2. Christopher Carney of Pennsylvania
  3. John Barrow of Georgia
  4. James Marshall of Georgia
  5. Melissa Bean of Illinois
  6. Dan Lipinski of Illinois
  7. Dan Boren of Oklahoma
  8. Leonard Boswell of Iowa
  9. Allen Boyd of Florida
  10. Ben Chandler of Kentucky
  11. Jim Costa of California
  12. Bud Cramer of Alabama
  13. Artur Davis of Alabama
  14. Henry Cuellar of Texas
  15. Chet Edwards of Texas
  16. Nick Lampson of Texas
  17. Ciro Rodriguez of Texas
  18. Lincoln Davis of Tennessee
  19. James Cooper of Tennessee
  20. Bart Gordon of Tennessee
  21. John Tanner of Tennessee
  22. Joe Donnelly of Indiana
  23. Brad Ellsworth of Indiana
  24. Baron Hill of Indiana
  25. Bob Etheridge of North Carolina
  26. Michael McIntyre of North Carolina
  27. Heath Shuler of North Carolina
  28. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin of South Dakota
  29. Brian Higgins of New York
  30. James Matheson of Utah
  31. Charles Melancon of Louisiana
  32. Harry Mitchell of Arizona
  33. Collin Peterson of Minnesota
  34. Tomothy Walz of Minnesota
  35. Earl Pomeroy of North Dakota
  36. Michael Ross of Arkansas
  37. Vic Snyder of Arkansas
  38. John Salazar of Colorado
  39. Zachary Space of Ohio
  40. Charles Wilson of Ohio
  41. Gene Taylor of Mississippi

6 Comments »

  1. If your not doing any thing to endanger this country you have nothing to worry about

    Comment by RmS — 8/8/2007 @ 10:05 am

  2. 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?

    Comment by Jim — 8/8/2007 @ 10:32 am

  3. 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)

    Comment by Leslie — 8/8/2007 @ 12:23 pm

  4. 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!

    Comment by maira — 8/8/2007 @ 12:29 pm

  5. So, RmS, when the pacifist Quakers were investigated by the Bush White House, were they doing anything to endanger this country?

    Comment by Peregrin Wood — 8/8/2007 @ 12:37 pm

  6. Maybe it’s time to post the link to The Onion’s FISA article, titled, “Congress Approves Surveillance Measures”

    The Democratic-controlled House passed a bill that will allow wide-ranging domestic and foreign eavesdropping that would be authorized by a secret court. What do you think?
    Young Man

    Herman Loving,
    Vegetable Picker
    “The privacy issues are troubling, but what really bothers me is that the government is going to be getting my phone sex for free.”
    Young Woman

    Rhonda Pryce,
    Cashier
    “It’s like the old saying ‘if you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em,’ except for the part about being beat.”
    Black Man

    Ed Albaugh,
    Elevator Repairman
    “You won’t need to eavesdrop to hear this: I voted for you assholes because you said you were against shit like this.”

    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.

    Comment by Iroquois — 8/8/2007 @ 1:31 pm

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