I was down at the Huffingtonpost when I saw a recent piece that Senator Chris Dodd wrote on the FISA bill currently being considered in the Senate.
After reading that, I immediately thanked Senator Dodd (again) for his tough stance against Telecomm Amnesty.
I'm about to write Senator Feingold, who has also been a fighter on this issue.
We've asked our congressmen and congresswomen to stand up for the rule of law, and while not enough congressmen and women have stood up for what's right, we need to take time to thank the men and women who have been fighting the good fight for us up in D.C.
The President and the right-wing machine has asked us to trust them with warrentless wiretapping and domestic spying.
"Trust me" -- a message that comes straight from the mouth of President Bush. I would never take "trust me" for an answer, not even in the best of times. Not even from a president on Mount Rushmore.
Besides, what exactly is the basis for that trust? Retroactive immunity may be a disgrace in itself, but it is merely the latest link in a long chain of abuses when it comes to contempt for the rule of law -- from the Justice Department basing its work on political calculations, to the shame of Abu Ghraib, to the passage of the Military Commissions Act, which sanctioned torture. The list goes on and on.
I couldn't have said it better myself Senator Dodd. Thank you.