I appreciate that we need to thank those who stood up for the constitution today and against telco immunity....Wait a minute. Didn't they take an OATH to do this? We are now to the point where we have to freaking THANK U.S. SENATORS for standing up for the constitution???? So, ok. Thanks and many thanks to the 31 who stood up for the constitution and the rule of law (and did their job as they promised to do in taking their oath of office.
What I couldn't find, and what I think needs to be seen in all its glory, is the list of Democratic Senators who failed in their oaths today. Since I am not seeing THAT list posted, I will do it here.
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Every one of the following Democratic U.S. Senators is an embarrassment to our party and an oath breaker; these are the "Democratic" U.S. Senators who voted to support Telecom immunity:
Bayh (D-IN)
Carper (D-DE)
Conrad (D-ND)
Feinstein (D-CA)
Inouye (D-HI)
Johnson (D-SD)
Kohl (D-WI)
Landrieu (D-LA)
Lincoln (D-AR)
McCaskill (D-MO)
Mikulski (D-MD)
Nelson (D-FL)
Nelson (D-NE)
Pryor (D-AR)
Rockefeller (D-WV)
Salazar (D-CO)
Stabenow (D-MI)
Webb (D-VA)
One notable person missing from either list is
Clinton (D-NY)
Who apparently was so busy calling Superdelegates (in violation of the intended role of the superdelegates) that she couldn't find time to stand up for the constitution.
Last but not least, I want to question whether we should thank the following person for being on the right list:
Reid (D-NV)
If Reid had shown ANY FREAKING BACKBONE and used the Judiciary Committee's bill as the base bill, we might not be where we are today. I keep thinking that it was like all those Damned Democratic Senators who voted for cloture on the Alito and Roberts nominations, and then voted agasinst them on the Floor of the Senate and claimed to have done their duty in trying to stop them.