All hail our own Chris Dodd, who is finding his stride these days. He might not get the nomination, but he’s showing some leadership and something even rarer: respect for the Constitution. If it’s a pose, it’s one we can only hope other politicians will adopt.<\/p>\n
I sent myself a link from work about this story, but I see in my inbox that Chris sent an email about it that arrived just before my own. He has placed a hold on the Senate version of the FISA bill, which contains the truly offensive retroactive telecon immunity provision. Here’s his announcement:<\/p>\n
It’s been a busy day, but I wanted take a moment and let you know that I have decided to place a “hold” on legislation in the Senate that includes amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President’s assault on the Constitution by providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization. <\/p>\n
I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have. <\/p>\n
It’s about delivering results — and as I’ve said before, the FIRST thing I will do after being sworn into office is restore the Constitution. <\/p>\n
But we shouldn’t have to wait until then to prevent the further erosion of our country’s most treasured document.<\/p>\n
That’s why I am stopping this bill today.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
A few more moves like that and Chris will erase the Lieberstain on Connecticut’s reputation.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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