Thank You, Senators Who Didn't Cave On FISA

[Rhythm]

H.R. 6304 - Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes (like flipping the bird at the Fourth Amendment.)

NAY VOTES

Akaka (D-HI)
Biden (D-DE):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Bingaman (D-NM)
Boxer (D-CA)
Brown (D-OH)
Byrd (D-WV)
Cantwell (D-WA)
Cardin (D-MD)
Clinton (D-NY)
Dodd (D-CT)
Dorgan (D-ND)
Durbin (D-IL):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Feingold (D-WI)
Harkin (D-IA):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Kerry (D-MA):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Klobuchar (D-MN)
Lautenberg (D-NJ):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Leahy (D-VT)
Levin (D-MI):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Menendez (D-NJ)
Murray (D-WA)
Reed (D-RI):bluebox:(up for re-election this year)
Reid (D-NV)
Sanders (I-VT)
Schumer (D-NY)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Tester (D-MT)
Wyden (D-OR)

Sometimes the choice comes down to doing what's right, or doing what's expedient. Thank you for making the right choice.

:patriot:
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If you'd like to thank these Senators for respecting our 4th Amendment rights to privacy and security in our papers and persons, feel free to post.

[MikeNearMcChord]

1. A salute my senators Murray and Cantwell!!!

Well Done ladies!!! Nayy WELL DONE PATRIOTS!!!!!

[WA98296]

12. They are mine too, I am so proud of them!

[KT2000]

13. Mine too!

That is great.
Good one for Biden too.

[Raster]

20. As do I! Three cheers for Senators Murray and Cantwell!

Dear Senators,

Thank you for doing the RIGHT thing!

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

24. Cantwell was a pleasant surprise. Murray is usually reliably to the left.

I wish Obama would pick her for VP, it would take away some of the stench of his pathetic vote.

[glitch]

27. They used to be mine. Due to horrific family circumstances I now have to be satisfied with one.

Boxer - Good thing I adore her enough to make up for that other one.

[DrDan]

2. it's good to see we have a few senators who have the spine to do the right thing

[bdamomma]

3. this vote should have been done on party lines, why did those

60 something Senators vote NO (especially the Democratic ones). This is another dark day for our country and our Constitution, plus I do not want to see that SOB smirking ear to ear on this one. Disgusting giving this POS * all this power.

My Senator Reed did the right thing, but what about Whitehouse (voted the wrong way).

[gateley]

6. Not ONE Rep voted 'no'. THEY were following their party lines. nt

[gateley]

How thoughtful of you to make note of those who are up for re-election.

I am very proud of these representatives. I'll either call or e-mail each one individually to express my thanks. Thank you for the idea.

:hi:

[Rhythm]

7. My pleasure. I thought it would be helpful for those

who like to offer encouragement and support to good Senators who are facing re-election.

:hi:

[bdamomma]

8. but you know what, Biden is always on our side.

[gateley]

10. I know.

I really trust him to do what's right. :)

[Olney Blue]

4. I'm ashamed that one of my senators is not on this list.

[Cairycat]

5. This Iowan thanks Senator Harkin! n/t

[rpannier]

9. Sen Clinton is on the list

Good for her

Lincoln, Pryor and Feinstein aren't...Why am I not surprised???

[The Gunslinger]

22. Yea I wish this vote was before the NC primary

I would have voted differently then.

[Beacool]

33. I think that quite a few people have buyer's remorse.

I watched Sicko recently and actually wept thinking that the one person remaining in the race who could have gotten us closer to universal health care was thrown under the bus. It's saying something that the AMA and the Nurse's Association endorsed her. In PA we had a doctor volunteer in the Reading office who came from TX. He had put his practice on hold for a week because he believed in her health care plan so much.

Oh well, too late now........

[highplainsdem]

11. Yes, thank you!

:patriot:

[jgraz]

14. Reid the coward votes against the bill he allowed to pass.

[Rhythm]

16. I know. Isn't that just vomit-inducing?

Is consistency and integrity too much to ask these days? *sigh*

[LVjinx]

39. We need new leadership in both chambers.

[ArcticFox]

15. Thank you, Senator Boxer

Sorry to see Diane Feinstein would not join you. And I'm happy to also see my old state of Michigan well-represented.

Unfortunately, his poor judgment on this issue weighs heavily against Obama's argument that his speaking out against the Iraq War Resolution demonstrates his good judgment.

The Senators on this list have shown a respect for the Constitution and this country that I only wish were shared by the rest of the Senate.

[cascadiance]

35. Thank you too Barbara... I don't call you enough to thank you...

I'm always WASTING my time trying to call Feinstein trying to persuade her to vote properly and never have time to vote to thank you for your great service to us Californians!

[Mass]

17. MA entire congressional delegation voted NO to FISA.

I am sure Kennedy would have too, if he had been there. Thanks to them and all others.

[Rhythm]

19. I'm rather sickened by the fact that only one of my Senators

is on that list.

Damn you Rockefeller. You should know better. :grr:

[bdamomma]

30. hey you guys should vote out Rockefeller

he was really pushing for this for this filthy administration.

[Lucky 13]

18. Thanks to all the Senators who voted NO but especially...

... my two Senators: Leahy and Sanders

and to Senator Feingold for his leadership on this.

[RufusTFirefly]

23. I would've loved a Feingold/Boxer ticket

Now those are two Senators with guts!

Feinstein on the other hand is a sellout. But I've lived here long enough to know I can't count on her.

[glitch]

28. Feingold/Boxer is sweet. But not as sweet as

Gore/Boxer! I know, I know. Let it go...

[Eurobabe]

21. Thanks Joe Biden!

Thanks to all who voted no.

[bdamomma]

31. I am going to call Biden and Reed's office tomorrow

just to thank them, but Biden has my respect.

[Eurobabe]

41. Ahhh

what could have been, but was not meant to be. ~~~heaving a very heavy sigh~~~

[sufrommich]

25. Both of my Senators are on the list.

I'm going to send them e mails letting them know how proud I am of them.

[flvegan]

26. Thanks for adding the "re-election" info.

Very useful. If I've got extra cash, I need to know where to send it.

:thumbsup:

[MasonJar]

29. Thank you for standing up for the Constitution, Senators.

[BlueIris]

32. Got to love the John Kerry.

:-)

[Beacool]

34. Kudos to my senators in NJ and neighboring NY!!!!!!!!!

Cheers to Lautenberg, Menendez, Schummer and Clinton!!!

You rock guys!!!

:headbang:

[marmar]

36. Thank you Michigan delegation....you make the mitten proud!

:thumbsup:

[OnionPatch]

37. Hurrah for my senator, Barbara Boxer!

She always does the right thing. I never have to call and beg her or plead with her to do the right thing. She just does it. It's so nice to have a senator like her. I can relax and concentrate on my job knowing she is doing hers. If only all our representatives were like her.

[politicasista]

38. Thanks gang!

Unfortunatley mine are repukes :puke:, so kudos to all the D.C. Senate Patriots. :patriot:

[mogster]

40. You need more grassroot senators and representatives, folks. n/t

[zanne]

42. Is there a website to find the addresses of these senators?

I'd like to thank them all individually.

[Rhythm]

46. Here you go!

http://www.senate.gov/general/contact_information/senators_cfm.cfm

[zanne]

49. Thank you, ThinkBlue! nt

[bdamomma]

43. I thank my Senator (only one of my Senators) from RI

who voted for 4th Amendment while the other totally disappoints me, and I will call Senator Whitehouse and find out why he voted the way he did.:mad:

[Love Bug]

44. Yay, Amy Klobuchar!

:bounce:

[reprehensor]

45. Salut!

Indeed.

[FraDon]

47. Thank you Senator Leahy & Sanders!

... proud to be a Vermonter this morning.

[Efilroft Sul]

48. These Senators didn't do enough. Sorry.

Any one of them (and preferably a whole bunch of them together) should've gone to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell and said that if the FISA legislation at hand passes with retroactive immunity in place for the telecoms, then EVERY piece of legislation in the Senate would be subject to a hold and cloture vote. But it seems that these Senators thought that gutting the Fourth Amendment wasn't as high a price to pay as perhaps everyone not getting along in the Senate chamber.

All these Senators did was speak words, pretty little words that soothed the left and anyone else out there concerned about the Constitution. And yet, for all the more they could have done, these Senators are considered heroes.