Terrorists Hate Liberty, Senate Yields em Victory

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If George W. Bush said, "The terrorists hate our freedom," then the vote below represents a terrorist victory.


February 12, 2008
FISA Telecom Amendment Rejected
The Senate has just rejected an amendment to S. 2248, the FISA amendments legislation, by Sens. Chris Dodd (D-CT) and Russell Feingold (D-WI) that would have stripped out the retroactive immunity for telecommunication companies in matters involving domestic spying and domestic data mining.

Telecoms up in late trading, Tuesday.
  • market watch, 4:00pm 02/12/2008 Qwest Last: 5.28+0.15+2.92%
    AT&T Last: 37.51+0.64+1.74% 4:00pm 02/12/2008
    Verizon Communications Last: 37.56+0.77+2.09%​



The vote was 31-67. Roll Call vote here.

  • Obama voted in favor of this tincture of domestic liberty, this modicum of corporate responsibility.

    'Senator' McCain voted with the corporatocractic imperialism, whild

    'Senator' Clinton did not find the matter even worthy of her attendance, never mind voting, though she was in town.

It is to be noted the national association of manufacturers wrote today,
"This is a clear statement in favor of effective, legal surveillance of suspected terrorists overseas, and an endorsement of good corporate citizens aiding in the protection of Americans. A very important vote."
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Yes, a very important vote against the fouth amendment, the first amendment, and in favor of the tendency of democracy to be overcome by a program of fear to such an extent that it embraces total domination in capitulation.



Senate Record Below
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The other participants in today's terrorist victory were:

  • NAYs ---67
    Alexander (R-TN)

    Allard (R-CO)
    Barrasso (R-WY)
    Bayh (D-IN)
    Bennett (R-UT)
    Bond (R-MO)

    Brownback (R-KS)
    Bunning (R-KY)
    Burr (R-NC)
    Carper (D-DE)
    Chambliss (R-GA)

    Coburn (R-OK)
    Cochran (R-MS)
    Coleman (R-MN)
    Collins (R-ME)
    Conrad (D-ND)

    Corker (R-TN)
    Cornyn (R-TX)
    Craig (R-ID)
    Crapo (R-ID)
    DeMint (R-SC)
    Dole (R-NC)

    Domenici (R-NM)
    Ensign (R-NV)
    Enzi (R-WY)
    Feinstein (D-CA)
    Grassley (R-IA)

    Gregg (R-NH)
    Hagel (R-NE)
    Hatch (R-UT)
    Hutchison (R-TX)
    Inhofe (R-OK)

    Inouye (D-HI)
    Isakson (R-GA)
    Johnson (D-SD)
    Kohl (D-WI)
    Kyl (R-AZ)

    Landrieu (D-LA)
    Lieberman (ID-CT)
    Lincoln (D-AR)
    Lugar (R-IN)
    Martinez (R-FL)

    McCain (R-AZ)
    McCaskill (D-MO)
    McConnell (R-KY)
    Mikulski (D-MD)
    Murkowski (R-AK)

    Nelson (D-FL)
    Nelson (D-NE)
    Pryor (D-AR)
    Roberts (R-KS)
    Rockefeller (D-WV)

    Salazar (D-CO)
    Sessions (R-AL)
    Shelby (R-AL)
    Smith (R-OR)
    Snowe (R-ME)

    Specter (R-PA)
    Stabenow (D-MI)
    Stevens (R-AK)
    Sununu (R-NH)
    Thune (R-SD)

    Vitter (R-LA)
    Voinovich (R-OH)
    Warner (R-VA)
    Webb (D-VA)
    Wicker (R-MS)

    Not Voting - 2
    Clinton (D-NY)
    Graham (R-SC)

Those opposing the terrorists were:
  • Grouped By Vote Position YEAs ---31
    Akaka (D-HI)

    Baucus (D-MT)
    Biden (D-DE)
    Bingaman (D-NM)
    Boxer (D-CA)
    Brown (D-OH)

    Byrd (D-WV)
    Cantwell (D-WA)
    Cardin (D-MD)
    Casey (D-PA)
    Dodd (D-CT)

    Dorgan (D-ND)
    Durbin (D-IL)
    Feingold (D-WI)
    Harkin (D-IA)
    Kennedy (D-MA)

    Kerry (D-MA)
    Klobuchar (D-MN)
    Lautenberg (D-NJ)
    Leahy (D-VT)
    Levin (D-MI)

    Menendez (D-NJ)
    Murray (D-WA)
    Obama (D-IL)
    Reed (D-RI)
    Reid (D-NV)

    Sanders (I-VT)
    Schumer (D-NY)
    Tester (D-MT)
    Whitehouse (D-RI)
    Wyden (D-OR)


FISA Amendment DETAIL BELOW


  • Amendment 68. S.AMDT.3979 to S.2248 To provide safeguards for communications involving persons inside the United States.
    Sponsor: Sen Feingold, Russell D. [WI] (introduced 2/4/2008) Cosponsors (9)
    Latest Major Action: 2/11/2008 Considered by Senate.

    COSPONSORS(9):

    Sen Webb, Jim [VA] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Tester, Jon [MT] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Biden, Joseph R., Jr. [DE] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Sanders, Bernard [VT] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Kennedy, Edward M. [MA] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Menendez, Robert [NJ] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Akaka, Daniel K. [HI] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Dodd, Christopher J. [CT] - 2/4/2008
    Sen Obama, Barack [IL] - 2/4/2008​


Text of Amendment

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS -- (Senate - February 04, 2008)


[Page: S607] GPO's PDF
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SA 3979. Mr. FEINGOLD (for himself, Mr. Webb, Mr. Tester, Mr. Biden, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Akaka, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Obama) proposed an amendment to amendment SA 3911 proposed by Mr. Rockefeller (for himself and Mr. Bond) to the bill S. 2248, to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978, to modernize and streamline the provisions of that Act, and for other purposes; as follows:


On page 52, line 2, strike the quotation marks and the second period and insert the following:

``SEC. 709. ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS FOR COMMUNICATIONS OF PERSONS INSIDE THE UNITED STATES.

``(a) Limitations on Acquisition of Communications.--

``(1) LIMITATION.--Except as authorized under title I or paragraph (2), no communication shall be acquired under this title if the Government knows before or at the time of acquisition that the communication is to or from a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States.

``(2) EXCEPTION.--

``(A) IN GENERAL.--In addition to any authority under title I to acquire communications described in paragraph (1), such communications may be acquired if--

``(i) there is reason to believe that the communication concerns international terrorist activities directed against the United States, or activities in preparation therefor;

``(ii) there is probable cause to believe that the target reasonably believed to be located outside the United States is an agent of a foreign power and such foreign power is a group engaged in international terrorism or activities in preparation therefor; or

``(iii) there is reason to believe that the acquisition is necessary to prevent death or serious bodily harm.

``(B) ACCESS TO COMMUNICATIONS.--Communications acquired under this paragraph shall be treated in accordance with subsection (b).

``(3) PROCEDURES FOR DETERMINATIONS BEFORE OR AT THE TIME OF ACQUISITION.--

``(A) SUBMISSION.--Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of the FISA Amendments Act of 2008, the Attorney General, in consultation with the Director of National Intelligence, shall submit to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for approval procedures for determining before or at the time of acquisition, where reasonably practicable, whether a communication is to or from a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States and whether the exception under paragraph (2) applies to that communication.

``(B) REVIEW.--The Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court shall approve the procedures submitted under subparagraph (A) if the procedures are reasonably designed to determine before or at the time of acquisition, where reasonably practicable, whether a communication is to or from a person reasonably believed to be located in the United States and whether the exception under paragraph (2) applies to that communication.

``(C) PROCEDURES DO NOT MEET REQUIREMENTS.--If the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court concludes that the procedures submitted under subparagraph (A) do not meet the requirements of subparagraph (B),

[Page: S608] GPO's PDF
the Court shall enter an order so stating and provide a written statement for the record of the reasons for such determination. The Government may appeal an order under this subparagraph to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court of Review....
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