(Repub. Senator Lincoln)Chafee Does Not Rule Out Presidential Censure Vote

[sabra]

http://www.turnto10.com/politics/8060958/detail.html

Report: Chafee Does Not Rule Out Presidential Censure Vote
Senator Welcomes Debate On Domestic Wiretapping

WASHINGTON -- Republican U.S. Sen. Lincoln Chafee said he would not rule out eventually joining a vote to censure President Bush over domestic spying, though he said such a penalty would be "drastic."

Chafee said he did not currently support the proposal by Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., to formally censure Bush for authorizing the wiretapping program.
"Everything should occur in steps," Chafee told The Providence Journal.

But he agreed that the wiretapping program, part of a broader war on terrorism, was illegal and said he welcomed the public debate prompted by Feingold's censure resolution.

"You just don't hear it -- any outrage, or questioning of it, or even support," Chafee said.

[Drum]

1. thank you Link! nt

[wordpix2]

2. OK, here's another one---a Repub! Thanks, Chafee for doing what's right

[JuniorPlankton]

3. I am glad he said it

but he is not real Repuke. Like Liberman is not a real Democrat.

Let's see if we can get some real Repukes to join us (preperaing for re-election?)

[Sadie5]

4. No problem impeaching Clinton

The pukes jumped Right on the band wagon.

[Redstone]

5. Hey, Rhode Island! Can we trade for him? We'll give you Lieberman and LOTS

of cash, plus players to be named later. Hell, you can even bulge out your western border a few miles and take one of the casinos.

Redstone

[Greeby]

6. Nice

I'm still wanting Carl Sheeler to be the next Senator for Rhode Island though ;)

[chelsea0011]

7. Election year wobble. It's a bone to mods. he will never vote to censure.

[sutz12]

8. Drastic?

Gee, I thought that drastic would apply to stuff like.......uh......I don't know

Shredding the Constitution!

Breaking the Law!

I guess it is more important to be nice to the Prez. :sarcasm:

[quiet.american]

9. Whatever. Same old stuff from Chafee.

He always takes the "wait-and-see" route, then goes ahead and toes the GOP party line anyway.

[Catrina]

10. In RI, Bush is at 28% the last time I saw a poll from there ~

So it's in Chafee's best interest to say this, imo ~ however, to give him credit, he did not vote for Bush ~ and it might give other Republicans the courage to come forward when they see Bush's poll numbers dropping every day.

How can they condone a president breaking the law?

[LynnTheDem]

11. Yes, Chafee, OF COURSE it's ILLEGAL. You always come so close

to growing a pair, Lincoln. Almost. Maybe some day...

[leQ]

12. harkin just sent out email saying he supports censure

i about fell off the chair