Rep. Reyes, D-Texs said today that an agreement is near that will give George "Fearmonger" Bush what he wants in a FISA bill. The committee has looked at certain records and talked to certain telecom executives and that makes it just peachy freaking keen to pass an retroactive immunity law, constitutional or not.
That makes it just flippin' super to take the role of the judiciary away and give it to a White House that has already emasculated the Legislative branch.
Please, if you live in Texas, contact Rep. Reyes and threaten him with political extinction if he actually pushes this surrender to fruition. Ask him if he really wants a major mutiny among his Democratic base.
If you don't live in Texas, contact your own Congressman and tell him (or her) to grow a pair and stand firm against this power grab. People, we've been doing pretty good so far on this - don't let the minority take charge again. We voted their rotten asses out of the majority in 2006 and will vote more of them into retirement in 2008, but tell the majority to hold fast for a few more months. Help's on its way!
A sobering thought! Is it really beyond the realm of possibility that the Bush/ Cheney cartel might try an actual coup when a Democrat is elected president, with a supermajority in both houses in November? Am I paranoid, or buying into a conspiracy theory? Maybe, but giving them more power right now can only weaken this Republic at a time when it can least afford it. If our Representatives cave in on this all I can say is : Be afraid. Be very afraid.