Full Page Ad in the Washington Post Against FISA Bill

[kpete]

http://firedoglake.com/

http://firedoglake.com/2008/07/08/our-full-page-ad-in-the-washington-post-against-fisa-bill/

[mdmc]

1. When will we ever learn?

:shrug:

[L. Coyote]

2. Telecoms broke the law to make more MONEY $$$$$$$$$$$$

AND, since it was illegally earned money , they should pay us back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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[slipslidingaway]

3. And more from Greenwald...

http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/07/08/accountability/index.html

"On July 4th, America celebrated the rule of law. On July 9th, the Senate will vote to bury it."


"...As part of the campaign to target those responsible for the ongoing destruction of core civil liberties and the endless expansion of America's lawless surveillance state, we have a full-page ad in the "A" Section of this morning's Washington Post, the purpose of which is to serve as a final argument directed to the Beltway class, a clear statement of exactly what it is that they are really about to do this week (click on both parts below to read the ad with large print or click here to read the full ad in somewhat smaller print):


Large print, two pages
http://bp0.blogger.com/_MnYI3_FRbbQ/SHKa0OQgekI/AAAAAAAAA4c/Wvdc4Mvq80M/s1600-h/washpost1.bmp
http://bp2.blogger.com/_MnYI3_FRbbQ/SHKbVWp9HCI/AAAAAAAAA4k/feI6lvnMl58/s1600-h/washpost2.bmp



...If nothing else, as the Democratic-led Senate follows in the footsteps of the Democratic-led House this week by passing a bill demanded by George Bush and Dick Cheney to cover-up and retroactively legalize their surveillance crimes and protect the lawbreakers, there will be a clear record -- delivered to their front doors -- of what they're really doing, along with an accounting of the deceitful propaganda they are disseminating to mask and justify it.

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...As I have described previously, the campaign we have been conducting is intended to be only the first step -- not the last -- in taking a stand against the endless erosion of core constitutional protections and the rapidly expanding Lawless Surveillance State. We have created a new organization, Accountability Now, to conduct the ongoing battle to target and remove from power those who enable these abuses; to force these issues into our political discourse; and to prevent the Washington Establishment from continuing to trample on basic constitutional protections with impunity...

http://accountabilitynowpac.com/

...This type of ideologically diverse coalition devoted to the preservation of basic constitutional protections and the rule of law -- modeled after the still-growing and increasingly potent left-right coalition that has spontaneously arisen in Britain to fight against their Establishment's corrupt seizure of limitless surveillance and detention powers -- can be a new and powerful force. Those who are responsible for these erosions need to be undermined and the nature of the debate over these issues needs to be changed. A successful start and the support of as many people as possible is vital to launching this effort the right way -- in a way that will enable its presence to be heard and felt in the Beltway precincts that need to hear and feel it..."

[rhett o rick]

4. "Compromise" isn't a word to use when discussing violations of the Constitution. nm

[Leopolds Ghost]

5. POOR Ad layout. Most people will ignore it. :-(

Sadly because it's incredibly important.

It looks like an ad for a law firm or a farm subsidy lobbyist or one of those new age diatribes with lots of tiny text about how George Washington supported natural living.

[robinlynne]

6. spectacular!