Feingold: My Hope Is with The House

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Feingold: My Hope Is with The House
By Paul Kiel - February 12, 2008, 6:11PM

Some sharp words from Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI):

“The Senate passage of this FISA bill, while not surprising, is extremely disappointing. The Senate missed a golden opportunity to pass a bill that would give our intelligence officials the tools they need to go after suspected terrorists while also safeguarding the privacy of law-abiding Americans. Instead the Senate, with the help of too many Democrats, is yet again giving the administration sweeping new powers – and letting it off the hook for its illegal wiretapping program. I hope that our House colleagues will hold a stronger line, and refuse to accept the deeply flawed Senate bill. The calls from Americans tired of having their rights and their Constitution trampled on by this administration are only growing louder. Congress should stand up for the American people, and the Constitution, by opposing such a badly flawed bill.”

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1. 'hope' my ass

my vote was my hope

[Journeyman]

2. "If there is hope, it lies with the Proles." . . .

It rings just as false today as it must have in Orwell's ears when he penned it 60 years ago. . .