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Obama and McCain’s FISA Flip-FlopPosted on Jun 26, 2008
Michael Ratner of the Center for Constitutional Rights has the goods on the new FISA bill, which offers retroactive immunity to the telecoms and allows the government to spy on Americans without a warrant. Watch it: Advertisement Previous item: The Changing Face of Joe Lieberman Next item: Madonna’s Cone Bra Makes McCain Exciting New and Improved CommentsIf you have trouble leaving a comment, review this help page. Still having problems? Let us know. If you find yourself moderated, take a moment to review our comment policy. |
By Tony Wicher, June 29, 2008 at 9:48 pm Link to this comment
There are many people in the Obama campaign who value the Constitution. What we should be doing is adding our voice to theirs within the Obama campaign. He is still our man. He is the best we can do. The alternative is McCain, there is no other.
Report thisBy pleazzer, June 29, 2008 at 6:26 pm Link to this comment
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I was raised to believe and do believe THAT A MAN IS ONLY AS GOOD AS HIS WORD. OBAMA said in January that he would FILIBUSTER any bill on FISA that gave immunity to Telecommunications Companies and did not Protect OUR CIVIL RIGHTS.
Now he has a different story. What does he sell us our on next?? This FISA goes to the CORE of the 4th amendment and our civil rights that he has so easily given up on.
Now that is what is SO F***ING SAD SAD SAD.
Darrell
Report thisBy Jaman Jman, June 29, 2008 at 3:06 pm Link to this comment
The idea that Obama has to run as a “centrist” is the opposite of Change We Can Believe In. There is no proof that opposing telecom immunity and requiring the courts to approve (retroactively) spying on Americans will lose any support for Obama or any Democrat running in 08. It just ain’t so. So why is he and why are the Democratic leaders throwing the 4th Amendment and the rights of citizens overboard? It can only be because of pressure from the very same interests we are being told will not be tolerated in an Obama administration. Sad Sad Sad.
Report thisBy pleazzer, June 28, 2008 at 8:28 am Link to this comment
OBAMA SOLD US OUT ON FISA AND WILL NOT GET A DIME FROM ME OR MY SUPPORT. HE HAS LIED ABOUT THIS SO WHAT ELSE IS HE GOING TO DO TO US? HE HAS PROVEN HIS WORD AND PROMISES MEAN NOTHING. HIS NEW SLOGAN.
OBAMA, JUST ANOTHER LIAR.
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By Tony Wicher, June 27, 2008 at 9:54 pm Link to this comment
Everybody complains about politicians. Everybody says they suck. Well, where do people think these politicians come from? They dont fall out of the sky. They dont pass through a membrane from another reality. They come from American parents and American families, American homes, American schools, American churches, American businesses and American universities, and they are elected by American citizens. This is the best we can do folks. This is what we have to offer. Its what our system produces: Garbage in, garbage out. If you have selfish, ignorant citizens, youre going to get selfish, ignorant leaders. Term limits aint going to do any good; youre just going to end up with a brand new bunch of selfish, ignorant Americans. So, maybe, maybe, maybe, its not the politicians who suck. Maybe something else sucks around here like, the public. Yeah, the public sucks. Theres a nice campaign slogan for somebody: The Public Sucks. Fuck Hope.
George Carlin
Are these your sentiments?
Report thisBy FrankDC, June 26, 2008 at 10:32 pm Link to this comment
News flash, Tony: no one cares about the Constitution or civil liberties any more.
I suggest moving to a free country, and watch from a safe distance America’s inexorable descent into totalitarianism and fascism.
Nothing will stop it.
Report thisBy Tony Wicher, June 26, 2008 at 9:03 pm Link to this comment
The ACLU is screaming bloody murder about this and well they should. Anybody who cares about the Constitution and civil liberties should be contacting the Obama campaign and expressing outrage.
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