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Almost all Dems. Thank you! nt Mojorabbit Jul 2013 #1
and no Pauls! frylock Jul 2013 #33
Actually getting four Republicans to join a predominantly Democratic group is quite totodeinhere Jul 2013 #66
And Senator Frankin is included. He must have reconsidered. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #77
R+D Sens from Illinois signed this lunasun Jul 2013 #90
What "secret body of law" allows an official to lie to Congress with the "least untruthful" answer? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #2
I'm very surprised to see the senators use the term "secret body of law". Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #9
Those damn Paul-bots and libertarians! quinnox Jul 2013 #3
Yep, good to see them taking a strong public stand on this. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #10
The list is getting longer. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #78
Who else signed? lark Jul 2013 #101
Sorry, I meant that these 26 are additions to the list of prominent people looking for further rhett o rick Jul 2013 #102
OK, thanks for the clarification. lark Jul 2013 #105
What a bunch of radicals!! kentuck Jul 2013 #4
time to repeal the patriot act nt msongs Jul 2013 #5
Yes, it is! n/t Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #11
+1 leftstreet Jul 2013 #93
Past time Lonr Jul 2013 #107
It's always been time to repeal it. nt valerief Jul 2013 #126
Obviously a group of ungrateful, racist, turncoat Democrats... Earth_First Jul 2013 #6
Careful, Careful - The Fiction Might Not Set You Free. cantbeserious Jul 2013 #30
Shout out to my Senator Blumenthal. Jefferson23 Jul 2013 #7
Not to brag but zeemike Jul 2013 #24
Well, I would too if I were you! Jefferson23 Jul 2013 #36
And my Senator Mark Udall truebluegreen Jul 2013 #46
Absolutely, kudos! Jefferson23 Jul 2013 #49
yes! The Last Dem. Jul 2013 #125
And both of my (female!) Washington senators are on the list as well. ChaoticTrilby Jul 2013 #54
A belated welcome to you from a fellow Washingtonian suffragette Jul 2013 #94
Thanks for the welcome! ChaoticTrilby Jul 2013 #115
Brag away! It is a pleasure to do so, isn't it? n/t Jefferson23 Jul 2013 #100
Indeed, it is! ChaoticTrilby Jul 2013 #116
Some from the NYT on this reported yesterday: KoKo Jul 2013 #8
Well it's a good thing the military is blocking the Guardian ...now they have to block the NYT too? L0oniX Jul 2013 #63
Did you notice the absence of the name of a senior Senator, Sen Harry Reid (D-NV)? AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #12
I'm sure that has nothing whatsoever to do with the location of the new center. n/t winter is coming Jul 2013 #51
Ouch! That's harsh! idwiyo Jul 2013 #59
Mike Lee (R-Utah) is on there siligut Jul 2013 #60
Utah Data Center Go Vols Jul 2013 #96
Isn't it ironic that the senator from Nevada who signed off on this is Republican totodeinhere Jul 2013 #67
Yes. n/t AnotherMcIntosh Jul 2013 #72
I'm sad not to see my senator, Barbara Mikulski, on there too (D-MD) nt Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #83
Yep lark Jul 2013 #103
"secret law" is not law. Period. kenny blankenship Jul 2013 #13
"Ignorance of the law is no excuse..." Yavapai Jul 2013 #108
Fuck that Greenwald!! G_j Jul 2013 #14
Maybe someone should send them a Greenwald smear whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #15
Somebody should "educate" them on why they are so wrong. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #19
;D whatchamacallit Jul 2013 #20
K & R !!! WillyT Jul 2013 #16
Time to throw 26 senators under the bus. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #17
I think they all have girl friends that are pole-dancers. nm rhett o rick Jul 2013 #79
"strongly-worded letter" Matariki Jul 2013 #18
+1 forestpath Jul 2013 #22
+2 idwiyo Jul 2013 #27
+1 sibelian Jul 2013 #50
NSA probably has on file what he really thinks. Octafish Jul 2013 #95
That "strongly-worded letter" is the political equivalent to a pacifier for loud wailing babies. BlueCaliDem Jul 2013 #127
Congress packs away certain things that would get the serfs pissed off Rex Jul 2013 #21
Kick for those who want to start digging up dirt and looking through boxes on these "unpatriotic" quinnox Jul 2013 #23
I heard some of them supported the Iraq war. nt. Warren Stupidity Jul 2013 #25
Anyone with pole dancing girlfriends? idwiyo Jul 2013 #29
Hehehehehehehe...... DeSwiss Jul 2013 #38
Well worth reading the entire article. JDPriestly Jul 2013 #26
Imagine the blackmail opportunities for a hostile foreign gov't. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #76
Precisely! The people who support this just do not understand JDPriestly Jul 2013 #82
74 Senators appear to be missing... /nt think Jul 2013 #28
I think this might be called CYA. They're blaming this on the Admin's "interpretation" of the..... Tarheel_Dem Jul 2013 #31
My Senator Mark Udall has been aware truebluegreen Jul 2013 #47
Same for my Senators Weyden and Merkley they are representing me and the Bluenorthwest Jul 2013 #48
Why Do Those . . FairWinds Jul 2013 #32
How about instead of writing letter they start writing new laws to stop this crap? davidn3600 Jul 2013 #34
Strongly worded letters are worthless. Apophis Jul 2013 #35
New laws. Brewinblue Jul 2013 #39
Touché. Apophis Jul 2013 #40
Hurry!!! Rearrange those deck chairs!!! DeSwiss Jul 2013 #37
Who knew there were so many racist libertarian Dem Senators? HooptieWagon Jul 2013 #41
WTF! Don't they know we all knew that for quite some time. n/t Bonhomme Richard Jul 2013 #42
FISA is a "secret body of law," including key secret rulings that "legalized" universal surveillance leveymg Jul 2013 #43
That is a really chilling article to read. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #88
Ur Welcome. leveymg Jul 2013 #98
K&R grahamhgreen Jul 2013 #44
knr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #45
K+R sibelian Jul 2013 #52
"to justify the sweeping collection of telephone and internet data revealed by the Guardian" ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #53
Obviously they don't know that "FISA" made everything legal in "1976." DirkGently Jul 2013 #55
Fine meaning ohheckyeah Jul 2013 #56
No PA Senator. Hmm. nt Mnemosyne Jul 2013 #57
kick Liberal_in_LA Jul 2013 #58
Secret court says secret interpretation of secret law is legal. reusrename Jul 2013 #61
Well, I hope they like the same kind of porn I like. AtheistCrusader Jul 2013 #62
Oh pffft ...the Guardian is a bunch of bunny stompers. No wonder our military blocks them. L0oniX Jul 2013 #64
You'd think Republicans would be all over this, intheflow Jul 2013 #65
This is a Republican program Hydra Jul 2013 #68
Even though that's very true, a few more Repubs have made public statements against NSA. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #73
K & R AzDar Jul 2013 #69
Kicked and Recommended! Enthusiast Jul 2013 #70
so when will the posts start attacking their personal life and calling them glory seeking punks? yurbud Jul 2013 #71
All in good time, NorthCarolina Jul 2013 #112
and they won't notice that nobody gives a shit except those already inclined to dislike the targets yurbud Jul 2013 #114
And the numbers don't add up to an amendment, just like in December. DevonRex Jul 2013 #74
There is no such thing as a secret body of law in a Democracy FiveGoodMen Jul 2013 #75
And secret courts to go with it. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #81
Well, there goes the argument that they 'are NOT spying on Americans' - where r the usual suspects? usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #80
They AREN"T spying. They gotta get a secret FISA warrant. Jackpine Radical Jul 2013 #84
Isn't it just pathetic the lengths they will go to to justify this wrong-doing! usGovOwesUs3Trillion Jul 2013 #85
You forgot that Snowden's a dropout. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #87
Yes, I noticed too this thread is refreshingly free of the Usual Baloney and back rollers. Waiting For Everyman Jul 2013 #86
That is high on the list of three words that should not be used together. lumberjack_jeff Jul 2013 #89
we probably shouldn't have secret laws, they make the country seem creepy. nt limpyhobbler Jul 2013 #91
+1 Go Vols Jul 2013 #113
Both of my Senators for WA signed suffragette Jul 2013 #92
Secret laws? Wrong for democracy. Wrong for me. aquart Jul 2013 #97
kick Go Vols Jul 2013 #99
Hey Max! We Need More Buses! Agony Jul 2013 #104
Excellent, this gives me hope that some of our elected officials are finally feeling free to sabrina 1 Jul 2013 #106
K&R marions ghost Jul 2013 #109
Where the f*ck are the Senators from Virginia? westerebus Jul 2013 #110
And Hubert Flottz Jul 2013 #111
It's down right embarrassing. westerebus Jul 2013 #119
Getting to the crux of things - good job. toby jo Jul 2013 #117
Why is this number not 100? Buzz Clik Jul 2013 #118
kinr Douglas Carpenter Jul 2013 #120
POLICE STATE blkmusclmachine Jul 2013 #121
Question: If all laws are passed by Congress, how can a body of law be secret? nt silvershadow Jul 2013 #122
A link through the Guardian to the actual letter jonthebru Jul 2013 #123
Sure, make it harder for the Gov't to use the Patriot Act to arrest granny for smoking weed. Warren DeMontague Jul 2013 #124
I'm still waiting for an answer, so I will gladly bump this. Wish I could rec again. These Senators silvershadow Jul 2013 #128
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