Republican Congressman bombarded with spying questions from constituents

[ProSense]

Bradley barraged by constituent concerns

By Elizabeth Kenny
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HAMPTON - New Hampshire residents interrogated U.S. Rep. Jeb Bradley Saturday, often interrupting or shouting out opposing views before the member of Congress had a chance to finish his response.

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He said lawmakers "need to go through a hearing process" before knowing whether an investigation will be necessary. He said he would like to see the 1978 Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act updated to address current needs.

"You’re justifying what the American Bar Association has said is illegal," Perry said loudly.

This kind of interaction continued throughout the meeting. Bradley would begin to respond to constituents, who would quickly interrupt or claim he was not telling the truth.

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http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/02192006/news/88594.htm

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http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=2469841&mesg_id=2469841

[revree]

1. THIS IS WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT!!!

People standing up and speaking truth to power, and not lying down and taking it!!!

[happydreams]

16. Yep, This chorus is only gonna get louder. People are pissed

and its great!!

[kster]

2. Hell ya, thats what I'm talking about.... nt

[ArbustoBuster]

3. Thank you, New Hampshire.

n/t

[livvy]

4. This is good news. True Republicans need to take their Reps to task.

Hopefully more people like this will begin to question their Reps.

Barbara Nicholson of Hampton criticized all of Congress for being "so passive" and claimed Bradley continually voted along party lines. She asked why members of Congress are not asking to review the Pentagon’s budget or hold the president accountable for what she called illegal wiretapping.

"Do you have the courage to stand up and say, ‘I will investigate this’?" Nicholson asked Bradley. "Because that’s the man I’m going to vote for."

[roguevalley]

5. DON'T UPDATE THE ACT! Good lord. This man needs voted

out. Thank you, New Hampshire. My grandpa came from there. Good place it is.

[tanyev]

6. His next appearance will be invitation only, I'm sure.

[Lefty48197]

7. Yup. Needs to take a page from the Bush playbook

If you pack the audience with kool aid drinkers, then your chances of facing criticism fall dramatically.

[mom cat]

13. That doesn't work so well for reps, especially in New Hampshire where

the locals are used to meeting all the candidates.

[babylonsister]

8. Go, NH! We should all be outraged! nt

[fooj]

9. THE PRESIDENT BROKE THE LAW

Peace.

[kster]

10. AND IS BREAKING THE LAW....nt

[Supersedeas]

15. And, instead of confront that FACT head on, Pubbies want to revise history

[Catrina]

11. Every resident of NH just made it onto the terror list!

If they stay in power for the next three years, that 300,000 list will be 10 times that ~ less the remaining kool-aid drinking Freepers ~

That's the way these liars should have been treated from the minute they started lying to the American people. It's about time they learned who employs them ~

[rox63]

12. NH rethugs are generally not kool-aid drinkers

They are fairly independent-thinking and libertarian-leaning. I believe quite a few of them crossed party lines to vote for Kerry in 2004, turning NH blue. They also elected a Dem governor that year, tossing out a corrupt rethug governor.

[Independent_Liberal]

14. Fuckin' A Right!

That's what I want to hear!

:)