Netroots strength - Setting an example

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Saturday June 21, 2008 · 9:27 PM PDT

2008/06/21 · 21:27

In my opinion, the politicians from the Democratic party do not take the netroots seriously except as a source of money & nothing more.
We are important till they time they win the elections, after that, we don't matter.

The netroots needs to set an example on how we can not only prop up a democrat, but also bring him/her down. We came very close to it with Lieberman. But Lamont was too weak a candidate.

Does anyone have any suggestions for who to set an example with?

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Friday June 20, 2008 · 10:45 PM PDT

2008/06/20 · 22:45

Diana voted against H.R. 6304.

From her statement

"While H.R. 6304 is an improvement over our previous efforts, it still prevents the American public’s ability to hold telecommunications companies accountable for participating in the Federal Government's domestic warrantless surveillance program. Courts still have no real power to review the Administration's prior orders for surveillance activities. We may never learn the extent of the violations of Americans' privacy which may have occurred or companies which may have participated.

"Additionally, the strong protections against reverse targeting contained in prior House measures, which I supported, are absent from this bill. Reverse targeting, which refers to spying on Americans by targeting those abroad with whom they are believed to be communicating, opens a loophole for the Federal Government to violate the privacy of American citizens."

fab4

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Thursday June 19, 2008 · 10:00 AM PDT

2008/06/19 · 10:00

First diary - so be kind.

Glenn Greenwald has an excellent article

For all of Obama's talk about the wicked ways of Washington, these incumbent protection schemes -- whereby Beltway power factions all help each other stay in power no matter their ideology or positions -- are among the most vital instruments for perpetuating how Washington works. Democratic leaders pretend that they are forced continuously to capitulate to the Bush administration due to their "conservative" members, yet continuously work to keep those same members in power, even when it comes to supporting them against far better Democratic primary challengers.

Barrow's primary opponent Regina Thomas opposes FISA.
She is black. The main reason Barrow wants Obama's endorsment is so that he can get black voters away from her.

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