USA PATRIOT - Feingold reads constitution on Senate floor

[RedOnce]

RAW STORY March 1, 2006

Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) has read the text of the U.S. constitution to the U.S. Senate after the body voted 95-4 approving 3 amendments to 16 controversial provisions of the USA PATRIOT Act, set for renewal.

Feingold spent 34 minutes sharing the document with his fellow Senators, stopping to repeat the Fourth Amendment, which he feels the law violates.

[usregimechange]

1. Please tell me this man is running for President!

[gimama]

9. draft RUSS FEINGOLD 2008!!

let's do it. He was the only 1 to read the original un-patriot act,cover to cover. Then he was the only 1 to vote against it. He also voted against handing Mr.bush Iraq. Hmmm..says "no" to Mr.bush,

This Man
~READ the Bill
~UNDERSTOOD the Bill,as written
~REFUSED to be whipped into a fear frenzy
~EXPLAINED his understanding of the UN-patriot act
~VOTED to protect both the AMERICAN PEOPLE,& OUR Bill o'Rights.

Dang,a dilemma! Suddenly real leadership OPTIONS!
and I was planning to draft Gen.WesClark & Max Cleland.

[Nikki Stone 1]

2. The only Dem with any character, it seems.

THe only one to challenge the cabal running our nation.

[rodeodance]

3. Please send him a big Thank YOU--contact info here.

....Feingold Senate Committee Contact Information

E-mail: [e-mail]
Middleton Office: (608) 831-RUSS
Fax: [phone]

Feingold Senate Committee
PO Box 620062
Middleton, WI 53562

On the web at: www.russfeingold.org

[gimama]

11. I called today!

his staffer was kind, genuinly thanked me for calling to support him.
Could sure teach some etty-kit to the staff of most I call in DC.

[Kierkegaard]

4. That's my boy.

I have to wonder why there are so few such displays of courage and decency. We need a couple dozen Feingolds in Washington to help resurrect our country.

[RedOnce]

7. I agree. A couple dozen would be GREAT!

But, I would even settle for a couple more right now.

[Just Me]

5. Honestly, the man never ceases to impress me.

:applause:

[SnoopDog]

6. I listened to him read the Constitution..

The Republicans took copies of the Constitution and lit their cigars.

[RedOnce]

10. Are you serious?

[SnoopDog]

12. I did listen,

the Repuk part is what they figuratively do every day.


As Bush said, it is just a goddamn piece of paper.

[RedOnce]

13. I hope it is more that a goddamn piece of paper to the rest of us...

because it looks like we will soon need to "put up" or we will be forced "shut up".

[SnoopDog]

14. Democrats and true Americans do indeed believe in the Constitution

and, nobody will every force me to 'shut up'.

[AzDar]

8. He'd make an excellent President. n/t

[usregimechange]

15. kick

[jane_pippin]

16. Thank you Russ!

:kick:

Yet again he makes me proud to have him as my Senator. Go Russ!