How the Battle was Lost

by: RDemocrat

Wed Jun 25, 2008 at 00:45:14 AM EDT

(more on Congress - and go Heather - our EENR endorsed candidate! - promoted by poligirl)

One thing Progressives have constantly been up in arms about since we helped the Democrats win back Congress in 2006 is the FISA fight. Many of us think that this bill was completely unneccesary, and that it was a bad idea. It wasn't that we needed new, broad ranging powers for the Federal Government to keep us safe, we just needed a competent administration in place to use laws already in place to protect us. That is what failed us on that terrible day of 9-11-01.

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