REPUBLICAN Senator Chafee Does Not Rule Out Presidential Censure Vote

[stop the bleeding]

Senator Welcomes Debate On Domestic Wiretapping

POSTED: 11:23 am EST March 16, 2006
UPDATED: 11:36 am EST March 16, 2006

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.

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[m_welby]

1. I love Sen. Chafee

I may not always agree with his positions, but he does seem to be a thorn in the side of the republicans. They want to destroy him (I think more than they want to destroy the democrats), yet they need him. No other republican will win in RI except for him and they can't afford to lose the seat so they will support linc, but they don't like it.

[APPLE314]

2. Why not go to the supreme court?

Find whoever has status and run with it.

Find out if the statute is constitutional. 

Ask for a quick decision and accept it as law of the land.

Then we could take the time to worry about Chimpy's "No
alien left behind initiative."

[stop the bleeding]

3. Welcome to DU - APPLE314

:toast:

[Bandit]

4. He agreed what Bush* did was illegal but doesn't want to

hold anyone accountable.:shrug: And we need a Senate why?????