Spankin' Dubya ?

kevin1 · 03-13-2006, 05:41 AM

Censure for Bush ?

Sen. Feingold wants to censure the POTUS , what are the odds that he'll get his way ?

The Mind · 03-13-2006, 06:13 AM

I work for a wireless company. We have special equipment that has allowed the FBI and others to tap phones for at least the last 6 years (since the day I stared working here)

Tapping phones is NOT something new

CalHunter · 03-13-2006, 07:05 AM

Another grandstander who wants to advance himself without regard for the U.S.

Charlie P · 03-13-2006, 10:03 AM

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Who said it was something new?

Doing it with out warrents is the new twist.

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There can be debate about whether the law should be changed. There can be debate about how best to fight terrorism. We all believe that there should be wiretapping in appropriate cases -- but the idea that the president can just make up a law, in violation of his oath of office, has to be answered."

What's wrong with this?

Charlie P · 03-13-2006, 10:08 AM

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The Republican from Virginia noted that, since 1978, when the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was passed restricting covert surveillance, technology has changed dramatically.
"Presidents must act instantaneously in the security interests of this country," he said.
Bush authorized the National Security Agency shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to eavesdrop on Americans suspected of communicating with al Qaeda members overseas -- without obtaining a warrant from the FISA court.

Maybe that's why you can start tapping for up to 72 hours with out a warrent.

Why do they keep repeating this lie? I remember now because many in this country are becomiong sheeple and believe every sound bite they here.

bawanajim · 03-13-2006, 10:18 AM

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ORIGINAL: Charlie P

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The Republican from Virginia noted that, since 1978, when the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act was passed restricting covert surveillance, technology has changed dramatically.
"Presidents must act instantaneously in the security interests of this country," he said.
Bush authorized the National Security Agency shortly after the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks to eavesdrop on Americans suspected of communicating with al Qaeda members overseas -- without obtaining a warrant from the FISA court.

Maybe that's why you can start tapping for up to 72 hours with out a warrent.

Why do they keep repeating this lie? I remember now because many in this country are becomiong sheeple and believe every sound bite they here.

All the news is baaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaddd!!!!

Mizzouhunter · 03-14-2006, 09:44 PM

The resolution was introduced Monday and as of today has zero co-sponsors, according to Fox News. Zero chance it goes anywhere. Didn'thappen for Clinton and won'thappen for Bush. It seems to be a blatant case of grandstanding for political purposes. Surely Feingold realized that this would not pass and that it could come back to haunt him in an 08 run for prez.

archer 2 · 03-15-2006, 08:21 PM

Fritz put the dumbocrat right in his place , he said go ahead let's bring it up for debate. Guess what chicken little Feingold was last seen running from the room.

RedAllison · 03-15-2006, 09:59 PM

Russ Feingold is a DUMBASS!!!

Can you say, "Hey Mr. Camera man I'm over here"?

RA

Mizzouhunter · 03-15-2006, 10:12 PM

"...While other Democrats speak more colorfully, or show up more often on television, Feingold has carved a niche as one of the least-predictable senators. As he contemplates a presidential bid, Feingold is emerging as an anti-establishment maverick, a blend of Howard Dean, John McCain and the late Wisconsin progressive senator William Proxmire.
The Rhodes scholar and Harvard Law School graduate was elected at age 29 to the Wisconsin legislature, defeating an incumbent by a handful of votes. He turned back two better-known Democratic challengers in the 1992 Senate primary by ignoring their mudslinging and running humorous ads, including one in which he conducted a tour of his Madison area home, noting the closet space and saying, "Look, no skeletons."
Irritated many colleagues
Feingold has shown little of that humor in the Senate. He rarely engages in small talk with colleagues and is so unpredictable that fellow Democrats rarely seek his help in legislative battles or include him in public events. He irritated many colleagues in his long crusade for campaign finance reform, which Democrats feared would put them at a fundraising disadvantage; by his opposition to dropping all charges against President Bill Clinton during impeachment proceedings; and with his support for the confirmation of Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.
But it is Feingold's national security views that have stirred the most controversy, vaulting him into the national spotlight. Before the censure bid, he was the first Senate Democrat to call for a troop withdrawal from Iraq, and he waged a solo filibuster against the renewal of the USA Patriot Act.
The left wing of the party has greeted Feingold's censure call ecstatically. He was the front-runner in a Jan. 31 survey of 2008 presidential candidates by the liberal blog Daily Kos. Feingold garnered 30 percent support among the more than 11,000 respondents, eclipsing retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark, who dropped to second place after leading in the previous five bimonthly polls.
Feingold said he is "extremely pleased with the way this is going." He said he is particularly buoyed the barrage of criticism from Republicans. "If such a crazy idea has such limited appeal, why do they have the attack dogs calling all over the country about this?" Feingold asked. "It touches a nerve."
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