Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) warned that if this bill passes today, “I’m confident history will not judge this Congress kindly.”
We don’t have to wait for history. This congress is not judged kindly NOW! Congress knows they’re despised by the public, yet keep selling their votes to the highest corporate bidder.
See: Congressional Approval Falls to Single Digits
BUZZFLASH
The debate on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments Act continued on the Senate floor Wednesday and all three proposed amendments that would eliminate or make conditional the telecom immunity were defeated. Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) warned that if this bill passes today, “I’m confident history will not judge this Congress kindly.” Feingold also emphasized that the majority of Congress has not been fully briefed on the President’s wiretapping program. Because of the classification of detailed documents, only a few Senators, including himself, have been permitted to read about the program.
“If more information is declassified in the future…,” he said, “members of this body will regret that we passed this legislation.” Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) thanked the blogosphere, Internet petitioners, and concerned citizens for their leadership against the bill. He said the notion that we have to sacrifice liberty for security is a “fundamentally flawed idea,” that Americans have regretted every time they’ve chosen it, referencing the internment of Japanese-Americans during WWII. More
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