The 16 Democrats that voted to allow George Bush & Dick Cheney to spy on American citizens

[shance]

No Republicans voted against the bill.

The following Democrats voted for it:

Evan Bayh (Indiana);

Tom Carper (Delaware);

Bob Casey (Pennsylvania);

Kent Conrad (North Dakota);

Dianne Feinstein (California);

Daniel Inouye (Hawai‘i);

Amy Klobuchar (Minnesota);

Mary Landrieu (Louisiana);

Blanche Lincoln (Arkansas);

Claire McCaskill (Missouri);

Barbara Mikulski (Maryland);

Bill Nelson (Florida);

Ben Nelson (Nebraska);

Mark Pryor (Arkansas);

Ken Salazar (Colorado);

Jim Webb (Virginia).

[qanda]

1. I can't believe Barbara Mikulski did that

I'll be writing her a little note this week. What was she thinking?

[JerseygirlCT]

16. The others didn't particularly surprise me

But that one did.

[hootinholler]

29. She's surprisedme on several votes over the last 5 years.

I'll be expecting a form letter explaining how safe she's made me from this decision.

At least Cardin didn't follow her lead.

-Hoot

[Rosa Luxemburg]

35. I wonder if Cardin and herself discussed it?

can't wait for the explanation

[Anita Garcia]

2. Mary Landrieu - Louisiana

Now how did I know that my Senator would be on the list?
Oh, that's right, she has nothing better to do - Katrina/Rita - levees - oil revenues...

[bearfan454]

28. She's a female Lieberman

She votes with the pukes all the time.

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. There were 41 House members too

[Bitwit1234]

5. CAN anybody give us the names.

Crooks and Liars have them but they are not listed by party. My senator voted for it and she got a damn email with every thing allowable. My representative voted against it. But I'll like to know the other representatives who did.

[Breeze54]

10. Here!

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1515914&mesg_id=1516216

[wryter2000]

18. As usual, I'm 2 for 3

Boxer and Barbara Lee did the right thing.

Someone needs to give DiFi a serious primary challenge.

[Joanne98]

24. Jack Space that *&^%!

[shance]

7. Do you by chance have them Proud?

If so, if you would post it would be much appreciated.

People need to see who is voting against the Constitution and against our power to protect ourselves as citizens.

[proud2BlibKansan]

14. Here

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=389&topic_id=1515914&mesg_id=1516216

[lazer47]

4. I have actually given money to Pryor and Lincoln,,, but no more,

I am embarrassed to admit it

[shance]

8. Have met and given money to Lincoln - never again, of course they are owned and operated by

corporations which is why they continue to vote against our protections and our Constitutional rights and don't give it a second thought.

[rodeodance]

12. I think Lincoln's name showed up before---voting with Repugs on critial votes.

[CanonRay]

11. I worked hard to help elect Salazar. Never again.

[kurth]

6. Worthless cocksucking cowards and enablers

[CanonRay]

9. Shame

They violated their oath to preserve, protect, and defend the constitution.

[L. Coyote]

13. Where should we be focused? When is illegally still a crime?

1.) A FISA court judge ruled that an ongoing NSA spying program had been conducted illegally many months ago.

2.) Many months later, Dems catch political fallout for not putting a "fix" on Bush's desk overnight.

Questions:

Who acted illegally?

Is acting illegally a crime?

If so, who committed the crime?

Why did this languish for many months, if the nation was really in peril? Who kept it secret?

Why are Dems (presuming they are Dems, not just the usual worms) going after Dems on this one?

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

15. Ok. These traitors, alone with the House traitors voted but who put the bills up for

consideration? They weren't the ones. There was absolutely no reason for the Dems to cave in to Shrub.

[L. Coyote]

19. "Have you no decency?" "Have you no decency?" They are Dem patriots.

If you are going to accuse everyone who disagrees with you on one issue of being a traitor, I suggest you join the Rs!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

20. I think you missed my point Entirely! All of those Dems that voted with the Repugs

are traitors to our country. But who put the Bills up for consideration in the first place? Who caved into Shrub and who allowed these bills in the Senate and in the House to be voted on? Shrub put the screws on our leadership and our leadership caved in. FISA WAS FINE! They made Shrub's Illegal Spying Legitimate by offering what he wanted up for a vote. They could have Ignored him and they didn't. In fact, I will take it a step further, IMHO this Sociopath in Chief should be Shunned! I dont think 70% of our population would mind that considering his "popularity".

On Friday's Countdown, Keith Olbermann had on Jonathan Turley and Turley said that FISA itself is unConstitutional, trampling on the Fourth Amendment. Do you know that some of the most Progressive Democrats voted against the House Democratic Bill on Friday night? People wanted to know why. It's clear as day. They didn't want our rights to be trampled on with even the House Amendment.

Then you have the Very Suspicious case of Friday night's vote in the House requiring 2/3 to pass. They suspended the rules. The House Bill was DOOMED to failure from the get go. Why??? I looked at the House Rules and Suspension of the Rules usually occurs -- from Wikipedia

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suspension_of_the_rules


U.S. House of Representatives

Suspension of the rules is a procedure generally used to quickly pass non-controversial bills.

Snip
Most often, bills "on suspension" are non-controversial legislation -- such as naming Post Offices of the United States Postal Service or federal buildings -- and nearly all bills that are considered under suspension rules have bipartisan support. Both major political parties in the United States -- the Democratic Party and Republican Party -- have internal rules that prohibit proposing or supporting a bill under suspension unless it costs less than $100 million.

Was this a non-controversial bill that should be quickly passed????

The House Vote Friday Night Was A Farce, It Was Grand Theater.

Leadership Knew from the Start that It would be the Senate Bill that would be signed into law.

"They Had No Decency"

[rhett o rick]

21. This is not just "one issue", this is huge. This may be what kills our chances in 2008.

We have been trying to convince the Country that there is no excuse for breaking the law let alone violating the Constitution. The republican administration has done this in dozens of ways. We need to stand fast and say that breaking the law is never acceptable, never. But what have we done now? We, the Democratic Party has bowed down, knuckled under to the King. The Democrats in Congress have said that it is ok to break this law at least in this case. Well how about all the other cases? How do we play outrage at other violations of the law and Constitution. Our hope was to sell the Democratic Party as the Party of law and order. Well you can kiss that goodbye. We now can be called the Party of capitulation. We are afraid to stand up to the Fuhrer.

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

25. Thank you. Very well said! eom

[dkofos]

17. Send them all a copy of the Constitution. And tell them they are gone in the

next election.
Maybe send them a copy of their oath of office too!!

[Joanne98]

22. Landrieu and Feinstein. No surprise there!

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

26. They needed a 60 Vote majority to pass it. Landrieu changed her vote Twice and

made her final Aye vote the majority. It was shameless and shameful.

[Joanne98]

27. She's always trying to shake people down. Can't she for once

do something on principle?

[malaise]

23. Who did not vote? n/t

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

30. Here is the total roll call.

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Senate-RollCall-Terrorism.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

[davidwparker]

31. Sorry to see Webb voting for it.

[Jacobin]

32. That one surprised me

[farmboxer]

33. I am really let down

don't know if I will ever get over it. Prescott Bush would have been so very proud.

[liberalla]

34. Jim Webb???

Jim Webb ???

OMG! That surprises me! and disappoints me...

[The Stranger]

36. Time to support their primary opponents and let them know why.

They cannot abandon their base and get away with it.

(I am trying really, really hard to find something positive, but this is really simply treason what they have done.)