Like many of you, I only have so much disposable income that I can donate towards political causes. Up until now, much of this has gone to electing Barak Obama president. However, I am deeply disappointed by his failure to stand by his original statements against warrentless wiretapping and his failure to take a leadership role in the fight against this unconstitutional travesty.
While I will continue to support Obama, lately my money has been going toward Blue America PAC vs Retroactive Immunity. In my case, this is money that otherwise would have gone to the Obama campaign. He is the defacto leader of the Democratic party now. If he took a strong position in opposition to the FISA bill, the work of the Blue America PAC might not even be necessary.
I think that it is important that Obama's campaign understands this dynamic. To this end, I used the "contact us" section of their website to send them the following message:
In November 2007, Barak Obama said, "We are not a nation that undermines our civil liberties. We are not a nation that wiretaps without warrants."
When I voted for him in February, I believed him.
Each time I have given contributions, I believed him.
Upon hearing his recent statements supporting Democratic capitulation on the recent FISA bill, I am no longer so credulous.
Our constitutional rights should not be given away. Telcoms should not have immunity when they break the law.
Until I can believe that Barak Obama truly supports our constitutional freedoms, I will be giving to the following group instead:
http://www.actblue.com/...
Please urge your candidate to support Senator Feingold and filibuster the FISA bill.
I want to believe again!
I urge the rest of you who have similar views to me and are in a similar position regarding political contributions to contact the Obama campaign. Let them know about the contributions that they are losing.
The web address to contact Obama's campaign is: http://my.barackobama.com/...
The web site to give to the Blue America PAC vs Retroactive Immunity is: http://www.actblue.com/...