RS: Feingold CUTS DOWN BUSH in Senate Remarks!!!

[jackstraw45]

WOW. Well said Senator.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Feingold_President_breaking_law_0207.html

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The President was blunt. He said that he had authorized the NSA’s domestic spying program, and he made a number of misleading arguments to defend himself. His words got rousing applause from Republicans, and even some Democrats.

The President was blunt, so I will be blunt: This program is breaking the law, and this President is breaking the law. Not only that, he is misleading the American people in his efforts to justify this program.

How is that worthy of applause? Since when do we celebrate our commander in chief for violating our most basic freedoms, and misleading the American people in the process? When did we start to stand up and cheer for breaking the law? In that moment at the State of the Union, I felt ashamed.

Congress has lost its way if we don’t hold this President accountable for his actions.

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This goes way beyond party, and way beyond politics. What the President has done here is to break faith with the American people. In the State of the Union, he also said that “we must always be clear in our principles” to get support from friends and allies that we need to fight terrorism. So let’s be clear about a basic American principle: When someone breaks the law, when someone misleads the public in an attempt to justify his actions, he needs to be held accountable. The President of the United States has broken the law. The President of the United States is trying to mislead the American people. And he needs to be held accountable.

Unfortunately, the President refuses to provide any details about this domestic spying program. Not even the full Intelligence committees know the details, and they were specifically set up to review classified information and oversee the intelligence activities of our government. Instead, the President says – “Trust me.”

This is not the first time we’ve heard that.

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SO much more at
http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Feingold_President_breaking_law_0207.html

[bluerum]

1. Pass the ammo. eom

[mattclearing]

2. I wonder if Republicans will budge.

Word is that Rove is witholding election support from anyone who strays from the reservation on this. Considering he's going to be indicted, maybe they will cut their losses?

[Just Me]

6. If ANY of the various scandals takes hold,....they'll quickly distance,...

,...themselves to save their own asses. Oh, you bet!!!

I wish Fitz would break loose soon, REAL soon!

[mattclearing]

12. I think Fitzgerald will end up being the critical element in '06. n/t

[Straight Shooter]

3. Boot Harry Reid and replace him with Russ Feingold.

Russ has principle fueled with passion. We need that. He is our voice. He tells the truth. And he is most definitely not afraid of Rove or bush or any of those other hyenas in the White House.

[Cleetus]

7. yes

Russ speaks for me more than Harry does. Sad.

[Bluzmann57]

Gasp! I'm shocked!

I think maybe Feingold went too far. He needs to be drawn and quatered! How dare he cut down fearless leader!
:sarcasm:

[Dr.Phool]

19. Are you really Tom Vilsac?

:rofl:

[Bluzmann57]

23. In actuality, I am an Iowan

And I voted for Vilsack twice. If Nussle wins this election, we're really screwed here in Iowa. And he has his fund raising machine as well as the rnc behind him, so he may well win it. In other words, Vilsack ain't all that bad. I did email him about his comments, but please don't put down our entire state because of a misguided comment our Governor made. His name is spelled Vilsack by the way.

[berni_mccoy]

4. K&R

:kick:

[Cleetus]

5. I heard his comments

Caught Feingold on C-Span2. He so gets it. The chimp broke the law. With a Democratic Majority he would be toast by now.

[Caoimhe]

8. Feingold for President!

This guy is REALLY impressive!

[EVDebs]

25. He has my vote right now... nt

[Captain Hilts]

9. speeches in the senate well are public domain and can be quoted in full.

[Kierkegaard]

10. Love this guy.

Go Russ!

[jane_pippin]

11. I love my senator! Here's a link to his pledge if you want to sign it:

"Hold the President Accountable on Illegal Wiretapping!

A week ago, in his State of the Union address, President Bush made no apologies for his illegal wiretapping program. We need to show him that the American people will not stand by as he authorizes the government to invade the privacy of law-abiding Americans by bypassing the laws of this country. We have a goal for 10,000 citizens to sign this petition. Please help us meet our goal."


http://www.progressivepatriotsfund.com/page/petition/nsa0206

[The Stranger]

13. I am falling completely in love with Russ Feingold.

May whatever gods there be bless this man.

[wicket]

14. Feingold for President!!!

:kick: :kick: :kick:

[G_j]

15. yes, yes, yes!

"Since when do we celebrate our commander in chief for violating our most basic freedoms, and misleading the American people in the process? When did we start to stand up and cheer for breaking the law? In that moment at the State of the Union, I felt ashamed.

Congress has lost its way if we don’t hold this President accountable for his actions."



absolutely right on!

[Marleyb]

16. Right on Russ!

Now KEEP ON shouting...

He is breaking the law!
He is lying about breaking the law!

...until we get somewhere! Rally the troops together, stand up together, and DO SOMETHING DAMMIT!

Demand accountability now! Quit allowing them to stall!

We need to quit making excuses...'Dems can't do anything , they are in the minority...'

It is time to rally all true patriots,repubs and dems, to stand up for our country in it's time of need.

It is such an embarrassment that our congress keeps going along with this bullshit. IT is SO OBVIOUS what needs to be done here. WHAT are they waiting for?

DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING! DO SOMETHING!

[Pacifist Patriot]

17. *tap, tap, tap* Waiting for AP/Reuters to start spreading the word.

Is that an echo chamber I hear?

[jackstraw45]

20. Might have to wait a while....

a LONG while.

Corporate media is too busy helping the administration brainwash the nation for war in Iran.

[blm]

18. I hope corporate media will not let his remarks go undiscussed as they do

for other other Democrats who dare stick their neck out to hold Bush accountable.

[The Backlash Cometh]

21. Has Feingold read it yet?

I thought it was kick-ass good.

[jackstraw45]

24. Someone said they already saw him speak...

Maybe C-Span will replay?

[PA Democrat]

22. Bravo Senator Feingold! Please share some of your principles and backbone

with your fellow Democrats.

Why is the MSM not addressing the fact that Gonzales LIED during his Senate confirmation hearings about warrantless wiretaps?

<snip>

At the hearing yesterday, I reminded the Attorney General about his testimony during his confirmation hearings in January 2005, when I asked him whether the President had the power to authorize warrantless wiretaps in violation of the criminal law. We didn’t know it then, but the President had authorized the NSA program three years before, when the Attorney General was White House Counsel. At his confirmation hearing, the Attorney General first tried to dismiss my question as “hypothetical.” He then testified that “it’s not the policy or the agenda of this President to authorize actions that would be in contravention of our criminal statutes.”

Well, Mr. President, wiretapping American citizens on American soil without the required warrant is in direct contravention of our criminal statutes. The Attorney General knew that, and he knew about the NSA program when he sought the Senate’s approval for his nomination to be Attorney General. He wanted the Senate and the American people to think that the President had not acted on the extreme legal theory that the President has the power as Commander in Chief to disobey the criminal laws of this country. But he had. The Attorney General had some explaining to do, and he didn’t do it yesterday. Instead he parsed words, arguing that what he said was truthful because he didn’t believe that the President’s actions violated the law.

http://rawstory.com/news/2005/Feingold_President_breaking_law_0207.html

[QuettaKid]

26. can anyone please explain

what is keeping him or anyone else in the Congress from introducing articles of impeachment? or maybe they are and we are just not seeing it yet?

[patcox2]

27. The fact that he is a senator is keeping him from it.

Some have proposed it in the house. Nothing will come of it unless a majority votes to move forward, which will not happen while the republicans control the house.

Impeachment is a political process, not a legal process.

[stevedeshazer]

28. Articles of impeachment must originate in the House.

You know, the House of Tom DeLay, John Boehner, Roy Blunt. They control what happens.

Hell, they won't even let Democrats have a conference room, let alone hold impeachment hearings.

Karl Rove has threatened any Republican who breaks ranks from the party line with cutoff of campaign funds. And a lot of them are damned sure gonna need it.

[radio4progressives]

29. don't need a hearing room to invoke articles of impeachment

don't need an investigation to invoke articles of impeachment - it can be done by any member of the house at any time - in fact, it turns out, any state legislature can have articles of impeachment invoked on the floor of the house through their House Rep.

[radio4progressives]

30. "His words got rousing applause from Republicans and even some Democrats"

The President was blunt. He said that he had authorized the NSA’s domestic spying program, and he made a number of misleading arguments to defend himself. His words got rousing applause from Republicans, and even some Democrats.

The President was blunt, so I will be blunt: This program is breaking the law, and this President is breaking the law. Not only that, he is misleading the American people in his efforts to justify this program.

How is that worthy of applause? Since when do we celebrate our commander in chief for violating our most basic freedoms, and misleading the American people in the process? When did we start to stand up and cheer for breaking the law? In that moment at the State of the Union, I felt ashamed.

Congress has lost its way if we don’t hold this President accountable for his actions

[OmmmSweetOmmm]

31. Here is the audio link for this great speech given by this great American!

Thank you Liveoaktx for posting it at your site canofun.com!

http://www.canofun.com/cof/forums/thread-view.asp?tid=16351&posts=1

I keep loving Feingold more and more! Feingold/Boxer for President!

[JNelson6563]

32. Run away with me Russ!

:yourock: Russ!

Sometimes this guy just takes my breath away.....