Dodd has put a "hold" on the telecom immunity bill. Geez, I have to wonder whether or not he's on Jay Rockefellers Christmas Card list now? I have to figure that Dodd's move is part political calculation, what with that on-going run for Preznit and I hope perhaps part a love for the Constitution. Most of all, he did what he said he'd do, and with politicians in this day and age, perhaps that ought to count for something (especially Democratic Pols). From his campaign website.
The Military Commissions Act. Warrantless wiretapping. Shredding of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Extraordinary Rendition. Secret Prisons.
No more.
I have decided to place a "hold" on the latest FISA bill that would have included amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President's assault on the Constitution by illegally providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization.
I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have.
It's about delivering results -- and as I've said before, the FIRST thing I will do after being sworn into office is restore the Constitution. But we shouldn't have to wait until then to prevent the further erosion of our country's most treasured document. That's why I am stopping this bill today.
It will be interesting to see in the next Democratic debate installment Obama and Hillary explain whay they could not have done what Dodd has done, after all they had an equal opportunity to show that the rule of law is more important than the telecom lobbyist dollars. I guess that their empty rhetoric met the road when it came to showtime, didn't it?
