Sen. Harkin on co-sponsorig Feingold's censure resolution

[pstans]

Dear Friend,

We have a President who likes to break things. He has broken the federal budget, running up $3 trillion in new debt. He has broken the Geneva Conventions, giving the green light to torture. He has repeatedly broken promises – and broken faith – with the American people. And now, worst of all, he has broken the law.

In brazen violation of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA), he ordered the National Security Agency to conduct warrantless wiretaps of American citizens. And, despite getting caught red-handed, he refuses to stop.

Let’s be clear: No American – and that must include the President – is above the law. And if we fail to hold Bush to account, then he will be confirmed in his conviction that he can pick and choose among the laws he wants to obey. This is profoundly dangerous to our democracy.

So it is time for Congress to stand up and say enough! That’s why, this week, Senator Russ Feingold proposed a resolution to censure George W. Bush for breaking the FISA law. And that’s why I fully support this resolution of censure.

Nothing is more important to me than the security of our country. Of course, we need to be listening to the terrorists’ conversations. And sometimes there is not time to get a warrant. That’s why the FISA law allows the President, when necessary, to wiretap first, and obtain a warrant afterward. But that’s not acceptable to this above-the-law President. He rejects the idea that he should have to obtain a warrant before or after wiretapping.

We have an out-of-control President whose arrogant and, now, illegal behavior is running our country into the ditch. It’s time to rein him in. And a fine place to start is by passing this resolution of censure. I hope that Senator Feingold’s measure will be brought to the floor. And when it is, I will proudly vote yes.

Best Regards,
Tom Harkin

[ShockediSay]

1. & how do we know this data mining is not being given to lobbyists

& how do we know this data mining is not being given to lobbyists, their clients, our employers, insurance companies?

unless we totally trust Bush & Cheney,
WE DON'T KNOW WHERE OUR PERSONAL INFO IS GOING!!!!

& how do we know if they do get a solid lead to Al Qaeda they will protect us?
ans: based on the info our govt had before 9/11 & before they charged into Iraq
THEY ARE COMPLETE SCREW-UPS

[radio4progressives]

2. We don't... and that's the entire point, isn't it.. Harkins gets it..

[Trevelyan]

3. I'm going to write to harkin to thank him.

Please join the forum on Russ for President to show him love in his lonely, vital stand for our real safety. :loveya: :loveya:

[BR_Parkway]

4. Thank you Tom! I do wish the first paragraph was worded a little

less like a flip campaign letter "we have a President who likes to break things" and that the tone actually matched the seriousness of the statements in the rest of it.