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US Senate Annihilates Constitution

nytimes.com — FISA Passed, Obama voted in favor of it.

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  • Cryptocracy, on 08/17/2008, -24/+1176change indeed..
  • flavioribeiro, on 07/10/2008, -60/+643Join a militia. If there isn't one where you live, get some friends together and start one.

    The federal government will try to take your weapons, just like they did after Katrina. They will pass laws that override the 2nd amendment, and without a militia you will NOT be able to resist. Let FISA be a warning of worse things to come.
  • btschul, on 07/10/2008, -70/+602Dear Mr. Obama,
    ***** you.
    - Brad Schultz

    Dear Mr. McCain,
    ***** you.
    - Brad Schultz

    *Sigh
    If only more people knew about Ron Paul.
    I wonder how many thousands of diggs it will take to get this one to the front page.
  • smnirven, on 07/10/2008, -35/+526Good bye constitution!
    Nice knowing you, America!
  • pathouston22, on 07/10/2008, -18/+377I love all the bitching in this thread. Becase nobody will do anything once they log off of Digg.

    Including me.
  • mshtml, on 07/10/2008, -23/+367Let Bob Barr debate Obama and McCain on national TV. Open up the political process instead of closing down democracy. The two party system has failed.
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -69/+368every single congressman who voted or supported this bill should be tried for treason and given the appropriate punishment.

    THEY ARE STOMPING ON OUR 4TH AMENDMENT RIGHTS, WHICH MEANS BY DEFINITION THEY ARE BREAKING THEIR OATH TO THE CONSTITUTION.

    DONT YOU SHEEPLE GET IT YET? AS LONG AS WE KEEP ELECTING GLOBALIST COMMISSIONED CANDIDATES, NOTHING IS GOING TO STOP OUR FASTRACK TO FACISM

    Oh sure the bilderbergs present you a 'choice' OH MY IM VOTING FOR A CHARISMATIC BLACK MAN INSTEAD OF THE OLD WHITE MAN LOOK HOW PROGRESSIVE I AM!!!

    and dont think for a second the bilderbergs aren't covering their bases with barr. I MEAN COMN THE GUY IS A NEOCON STRAIGHT UP FOR 20 YEARS AND SUDDENLY JOINS THE GOOD SIDE? NO DICE. this guy is 'shill' if ive ever seen one (which i have i can assure you these people helped keep me locked up for most of my teenage years)

    heres what the globalists dont want you to know (based on the blackout sponsered by the zionist media):

    TRUE REPUBLICAN DR. RONALD EARNEST PAUL IS STIILL ELIGABLE FOR THE GOP NOMINATION!!!!

    PLEASE FOLKS HE IS OUR LAST CHANCE TO STOP THE INCOMING WAVE OF FACISM. IF YOU DONT WANT TO BE SENT TO AN INTERNMENT CAMP IN THE NEXT FIVE YEARS (whether by o'bomber or mcFacist) then please please please do all you can to elect dr. paul. IF NOT FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY THEN FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR ETERNAL SOUL. GOD WILL KNOW IF YOU HELPED DEFEND THE COUNTRY AGAINST FACISM OR WHETHER YOU CONTINUED TO SUCK AT THE TEAT OF THE GLOBALISTS

    http://sherryshriner.com/
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -29/+311Don't blame me! I voted for Ron Paul!
  • fraglessone, on 07/10/2008, -21/+262It's not like the Ron Paul people didn't speak up, even though they were bashed by both the left and the right. Now there's nobody left to turn to.
  • DamageInc, on 07/10/2008, -11/+245Where was Obama's filibuster....oh wait that's right, he voted for it.
    If he gets elected in the fall, I wonder how many promises he's making now he'll change his mind on....
  • kazimierczuk, on 07/10/2008, -12/+222It angers me to see that people have forgotten that the government should work for the people, not people for the government. The government is supposed to represent the majority. Our current government is blatantly ignoring the needs of its citizens. The people in power are concerned only with their own wellbeing, and are not adapting to the citizens’ needs. Conversely, our government is forcing us to adapt to policies that are wrongfully restricting our guaranteed rights and freedoms. It is time that we work towards a government that will represent us, the majority, instead of the rich elite. And neither McCain or Obama are the answer.
  • davidg11, on 07/10/2008, -10/+185Wow, an anti-Obama article on the front page of digg?

    It sure is icy cold in Hell today.
  • flavioribeiro, on 07/10/2008, -19/+190To the people who are digging me up: I sure hope you're planning on actually buying a gun a joining a militia, and not just nodding in approval and hoping someone else does it.
  • Bushlied, on 07/10/2008, -10/+171Ahh! I love the smell of revolution in the morning.
  • Hangly, on 07/10/2008, -11/+169In the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about shredding the ***** constitution.

    The thing that pisses me off most is that he actually fooled me. No one has fooled me in a long long LONG time.
  • hellsing47, on 07/10/2008, -4/+159Though unrelated, I was expecting to see the RIAA.
  • OC73, on 07/10/2008, -29/+178RIP Barack Obama presidency.
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -8/+142"Change you can BELIEVE in!"
  • superboredom, on 04/02/2009, -10/+135Obama '08: Change you probably can't believe in.
  • pleiadianagenda, on 07/10/2008, -36/+161Obama supporters, beware. There is no difference between Obama and Bush, McCain, and Clinton. The only thing they support is a police state and the NWO. They could care less about the public.
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -6/+127time to vote with your wallet. BUY AMMO
  • SAc0balt, on 07/10/2008, -3/+123What you're suggesting is the exact reason FISA is what it is. It's also the reason for the Patriot Act... Eventually, a good number of our citizens will begin to realize how ***** wrong things are, and some of them will want to stand up and fight. Well they should have been fighting a long time ago, because under our new systems of surveillance and laws that "protect" us from the evil terrorists, the government now has the means to stomp out even the slightest spark of revolution before it could ever hope to ignite. And these people will not be martyrs. They will be labeled traitors and terrorists and the majority will accept it.

    Mark my words, the new "terrorists" will be American citizens.
  • Pssdoff, on 07/10/2008, -10/+123The militia in my state was raided, its members were charged with unregistered firearms possession, fined $500,000 and sentenced to 20 years in prison.

    Do not blatantly talk about the militia on the internet. The NSA records all your internet activity.

    This country becomes more dystopian every day.
  • Brownds, on 07/10/2008, -7/+117I never understood “Obama Fever”; I mean he is a ***** politician for Gods sake. If you want real change you need to vote out every bastard sitting in the senate right now. Get out of your comfort zone America. All Obama did was say what a lot of people wanted to hear and a lot of people bought it hook, line and sinker. It amazes me how many people walk around with there head up their ass.
  • austinwpetersen, on 07/10/2008, -22/+127Ladies and gentleman, allow me to introduce myself. As a certified member of the Ron Paul Revolution (youtube.com/auggyp) and now a member of the Libertarian Party, I have to tell you... I saw this coming. Seriously guys, we can rip a big wide hole open in the establishment if we work together. The democrats will not save us this fall. Obama betrayed the trust of the Civil Libertarians, and all of us. Join with me at the LP! Volunteer at lp.org/volunteer and I will give you a call today to chat about what we can do to reverse the direction of this country.
  • busybrain, on 07/10/2008, -4/+110"The measure, approved by a vote of 69 to 28, is the biggest revamping of federal surveillance law in 30 years."

    Wasn't even close.

    When are you Obamatards going to get off your high horses and realize that Bush is not the only problem!?

    Democratic majorities in the House and Senate have proven to be much more damaging then I ever expected. Who are these ***** that we keep electing!?

    ***** THE 2 PARTY SYSTEM!
  • flavioribeiro, on 07/10/2008, -5/+110Let them record it.

    How are you going to do something if you can't even speak your mind? If the government made you so afraid that you can't even talk on the Internet, then they have bullied you into submission.

    If every American capable of bearing arms had a rifle, training and 200 live rounds at home the ***** in DC would be a lot more respectful of the Constitution.
  • drunkentoad, on 07/10/2008, -12/+116People!
    This man is right!
    Look how many times he used caps lock!!
  • bblande, on 07/10/2008, -7/+109They're all crooks. Every last one of them.
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -9/+108Don't ever forget that Obama voted to extend the fascist PATRIOT act, HR 3199, on March 2 2006
  • aflaks, on 07/10/2008, -5/+99Obama voted yes, Clinton voted no.
    uh oh.
  • Hangly, on 07/10/2008, -9/+101As a sidenote, while firearms are still legal I think it would be wise to acquire your weapons in a way that attracts as little attention as possible...

    ...
    Dammit, this is the ONE thing I was hoping would not ***** happen in my lifetime. All I wanted from my life was to live it all the way to the end without ever worrying that one day I might get tortured to death.

    *****!!
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -3/+93Yeah, for a party that the Republicans claim is "liberal," the Democrats sure seem to ignore us liberals regularly.
  • raisputin3, on 07/10/2008, -1/+89Statement on HR 6304, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) Amendments

    20 June 2008

    Rep. Ron Paul, M.D.

    Madam Speaker, I regret that due to the unexpected last-minute appearance of this measure on the legislative calendar this week, a prior commitment has prevented me from voting on the FISA amendments. I have strongly opposed every previous FISA overhaul attempt and I certainly would have voted against this one as well.

    The main reason I oppose this latest version is that it still clearly violates the Fourth Amendment of the Constitution by allowing the federal government to engage in the bulk collection of American citizens’ communications without a search warrant. That US citizens can have their private communication intercepted by the government without a search warrant is anti-American, deeply disturbing, and completely unacceptable.

    In addition to gutting the fourth amendment, this measure will deprive Americans who have had their rights violated by telecommunication companies involved in the Administration’s illegal wiretapping program the right to seek redress in the courts for the wrongs committed against them. Worse, this measure provides for retroactive immunity, whereby individuals or organizations that broke the law as it existed are granted immunity for prior illegal actions once the law has been changed. Ex post facto laws have long been considered anathema in free societies under rule of law. Our Founding Fathers recognized this, including in Article I section 9 of the Constitution that “No bill of attainder or ex post facto Law shall be passed.” How is this FISA bill not a variation of ex post facto? That alone should give pause to supporters of this measure.

    Mr. Speaker, we should understand that decimating the protections that our Constitution provides us against the government is far more dangerous to the future of this country than whatever external threats may exist. We can protect this country without violating the Constitution and I urge my colleagues to reconsider their support for this measure.
  • mt1955, on 07/10/2008, -1/+85"Meet the new boss... same as the old boss"

    Evidently, we *will* get fooled again.
  • Minarchian, on 07/10/2008, -5/+89Does anyone have a link to show who voted for this?

    Both House and Senate?
  • Sairynn, on 07/10/2008, -2/+85Where is your Obama now?
  • viserov, on 07/10/2008, -2/+83"Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, Democrat of New York, who had battled Mr. Obama for the nomination, voted against the bill."

    As much as I despised Clinton, I respect her for her vote.
  • alx1507, on 07/10/2008, -9/+88Clinton even voted NO to this bill!
  • karmathestrange, on 07/10/2008, -4/+79George Carlin on politicians and not voting.

    http://youtube.com/watch?v=0u6lCBnRoHQ

    Watch it and keep your sanity today.
  • flashboy131, on 07/10/2008, -5/+7910 years ago statements like this would have been called crazy. How far we have come.
  • NomortaL1, on 07/10/2008, -1/+73"The Senate gave final approval on Wednesday to a major expansion of the government’s surveillance powers, handing President Bush one more victory in a series of HARD-FOUGHT CLASHES with Democrats over national security issues."

    hard-fought indeed, lol. they basically just rolled over
  • inactive, on 07/10/2008, -8/+81Right..outside of some outraged Diggers and a few random bloggers, do you really think anyone cares? Newsflash: Digg doesn't matter. Never has, never will.
  • codyodell, on 07/10/2008, -31/+100Might as well move to China.
  • EddietheHated, on 07/10/2008, -6/+73So... does this mean that I can get a dignity refund for all the times I was rightfully skeptical of Obama's policies, and got a new ***** chewed for me by Digg?
  • MrDo, on 07/10/2008, -16/+80Where is your saviour now?
  • Pssdoff, on 07/10/2008, -13/+76There is still time to get the word out about Bob Barr and Chuck Baldwin. We need a president that follows the Constitution, not one willing to break the law to appease telecom lobbyists.
  • Ciryon, on 07/10/2008, -10/+72I would love to welcome you all to Europe, but it seems Sweden wants to wiretap everyone (legally) as well. The Bush administration hasn't just ruined America, it has ruined the whole ***** world. I never wish death upon anyone, but that guy and his whole ***** mob deserves it.
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