ACLU on FISA

The superior Judiciary Committee version of the FISA bill was defeated by a 60-34 count, with several Democrats voting in favor of the bill with amnesty (Sen. Feinstein voted against tabling the bill, significantly). The ACLU had this to say:

“It appears the Senate is buckling under pressure from the White House. The Judiciary Committee’s alternative included vastly improved privacy protections for Americans over both the Intelligence Committee bill and the Protect America Act. By rejecting the Senate Judiciary Committee’s language, the Senate has rejected the constitutionally superior bill.

“Under Democratic leadership, the Senate will now continue its debate on surveillance with a bill that resembles something from the administration’s playbook. Six months after being hoodwinked into passing the Protect America Act, Americans are still waiting for Congress to grow a spine.

“Instead of capitulating to the administration, senators should listen to their constituents who overwhelmingly oppose warrantless wiretapping and telecom immunity. As the FISA debate moves forward, we urge the Senate to wake up and realize it is a co-equal branch of government."

As if the people mattered in a debate of their betters in Congress. Hah!

For shame to these Democrats who voted to make American law irrelevant:

Rockefeller
Bayh
Mikulski
Pryor
Salazar
McCaskill
Nelson (FL)
Carper
Nelson (NE)
Landrieu
Inouye
Johnson