bigbrowndog

There was voting today--before the delay.

They did not know today that it would be delayed
this morning.

There was a CLOTURE VOTE and speeches ALL DAY.

It would have been nice to know where the other
candidates stood on this issue.

There was Senate work going on today before this delay.

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mudwhistle

They all need to quit grandstanding and campaigning and get back to work.

Richterscale

I don't agree with you often, but I agree with this.

Senator Dodd gained my support yesterday by actually Being a leader instead of just talking about it.

BTW, why is there no Dodd user group?

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bigbrowndog

You might be interested in this email response I got back:


I'm told that 506,000 emails were sent to the Senate.

That must have been what Majority Leader Reid was talking about when he said he received thousands of messages this week on immunity.

It goes to show that when you are clear about what you stand for, understand how to get things done, and have the support of well meaning Americans, you can get results for the American people.

As soon as I got home last night, I recorded a short video about our collaborative effort, and a little insight as to how far I would have gone.

Take a look.

http://chrisdodd.com/victory

While we won a major battle yesterday to prevent the further erosion of the Constitution, there is still work to be done.

When the Senate gets back from the holiday recess, we'll take up the FISA bill again. And I am prepared to go to the mat once more to protect the Constitution.

But we shouldn't wait until then. We have a window right now to lobby your representatives to stand up to George Bush, and drop immunity from the bill before it is brought back up.

There's more in the video I recorded last night, so please take a look and share it with your friends.

http://chrisdodd.com/victory

Finally, among the thousands of messages we've received, a lot of people have asked how they can help the campaign in these closing weeks.

Contributing to the campaign will enable us to bring on more staff to reach deep into Iowa, spreading our message of real leadership that will end the war in Iraq, and restore the Constitution.

You can watch the video and contribute here.

http://chrisdodd.com/victory

Happy holidays, and know that stopping this bill is the best gift we could have given the country yesterday.

Chris Dodd

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I only sent a thank you via Dodd's site, but since this is on hold,
it appears that emails to Reid might be worth doing over the break.

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neptune

Some of the names have been changed to protect the anonymous!

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Dear neptune:

Thank you for writing regarding the Bush Administration's request for legislation that would provide liability relief for telecommunications companies that are alleged to have provided assistance to the National Security Agency after September 11, 2001. I appreciate your thoughts on this topic, and welcome the opportunity to respond.

The Senate Intelligence Committee approved a bill on October 18th amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 (FISA) by a vote of 13-2. That bill, among many provisions, would provide immunity for such companies if they were specifically requested or directed to provide assistance to the government.

The Intelligence Committee's report on the bill includes declassified text stating that the Executive branch provided letters to electronic communication service providers at regular intervals. These letters all directed or requested assistance and noted that the assistance was authorized by the President and was legal. The Committee's report can be found at http://intelligence.senate.gov/071025/report.pdf.

I voted for the FISA legislation that passed out of the Intelligence Committee by a bipartisan vote of 13-2. The Senate Judiciary Committee did not take action on the portions of the bill dealing with immunity. The bill is now scheduled to go to the Senate floor. I am keeping an open mind to whether some other legislative approach besides immunity would be best.

Rest assured that I will make every effort to ensure that new FISA legislation will protect the privacy rights of all Americans without restricting the intelligence community's ability to protect us from attack.

Again, thank you for writing. I hope that you will continue to write on matters of importance to you. Should you have any further comments or questions, please feel free to contact my Washington, D.C. office at (202) 224-3841.

Best regards.
Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

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Richterscale

OK, here's your quiz... Can anyone find a lie in that letter? Here's a hint. It's in the FIRST F**king Sentence!!!

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