Hold Fast

Last night Senator Dodd took to the Senate floor to speak for nearly three hours into the night. At this point, Dodd has spent over twenty hours speaking on the floor of the Senate against retroactive immunity. Sadly, it has not succeeded in convincing his colleagues to stand up with the same degree of spine […]

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Update: Here’s a clip, courtesy of Selise.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAdj9aACgmM

Tonight Senator Chris Dodd spoke on FISA for over two and a half hours and past the 10 pm hour. I’ll have text of his prepared remarks tomorrow morning and I’m trying to track down video now. Of note was his references to blogger Glenn Greenwald in his speech…
John […]

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I’m going to do two things in this post. First, I will explain the likely legislative process on FISA in the Senate and House. Second, I will discuss Chris Dodd’s course of actions regarding a filibuster and where that stands now.
Tomorrow looks to be the big day for FISA votes in the Senate. Senator Dodd’s […]

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Senator Chris Dodd hits back hard against the White House statements that waterboarding is legal and has been used to torture multiple prisoners. Here’s Dodd’s statement, via press release:

“The statement by a White House spokesperson yesterday asserting that waterboarding is legal and President Bush could authorize the CIA to continue using this technique […]

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I’m waiting for a response from Dodd’s Senate office about whether or not he could or would filibuster final passage of the SSCI bill, if it were to contain retroactive immunity. Contrary to what has been reported, getting a vote on the Dodd/Feingold amendment has never been a substitute for a filibuster. As a germane […]

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A very strong statement from Senator Barack Obama:
I strongly oppose retroactive immunity in the FISA bill.
Ever since 9/11, this Administration has put forward a false choice between the liberties we cherish and the security we demand.
The FISA court works. The separation of power works. We can trace, track down and take out terrorists while ensuring […]

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Senator Chris Dodd:

“In his last State of the Union speech to the nation, President George W. Bush once again demonstrated why the country is in such dire need of a new direction. Having heard his assessment of the state of America today, I am concerned about his unwillingness to provide real assistance to middle class […]

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In searching for a recent post on RedState’s monumentally successful (?) fundraiser, I found this piece of stupidity from front pager Moe Lane. Lane, apparently incensed by Dodd’s references to the defense offered by Nazi war criminals at Nuremberg, tries to do some logical jiu-jitsu and ends up falling flat on his face.
In case you’re […]

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OK, I’ll be honest. I got myself a serious Dodd/FISA jones going right now, so I just re-read his full speech from Friday for the umpteenth time in anticipation of him speaking again from the floor shortly. Here’s another passage that I haven’t yet pulled out, but think is a phenomenally sharp assessment of where […]

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This is from last Friday’s speech and Senator Dodd is expected to speak shortly, but I still think this line is worth highlighting:
The compromise between liberty and security remains a difficult one. But dismissing this case at the outset would sacrifice liberty for no apparent enhancement of security.
And that ought to be the epitaph for […]

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