Will there be more cosponsors for these bills this week, or will Congress let the NAO come into full operations without protest?

n/a* * despite brouhaha over warrantless wiretapping, no such bills exist

April 16, 2009. Senator Russell Feingold issues the following statement regarding the FISA Amendments Act and the Patriot Act: Since 2001, I have spent a lot of time in the Intelligence Committee, the Judiciary Committee, and on the floor of the Senate bringing attention to both the possible and actual effects of legislation that has [...]

In reaction to yesterday’s news that the National Security Agency under President Obama has expanded the use of spying targeted against Americans on US soil without search warrants, Feingold released the following statement.

Obama’s decision to follow the Unitary Executive legal theories of the Bush Administration makes Americans powerless to stop federal government spies from invading their privacy at whim. President Obama, like George W. Bush, is attempting to place himself in a position above the law.

Since its founding in 1991, the Congressional Progressive Caucus in the House of Representatives has been characterized as the most doctrinaire of groups, marching in a unified lockstep. Right-wing authors refer to the Progressive Caucus as “revolutionary,” “fringe left,” “socialist,” “anti-American,” “communist”, and even: Congress’ very own Red Army. They are card-carrying members of the [...]

If Senator Rockefeller were to conduct an honest inquiry into these abuses, he’d have to follow the trail of information right back to himself.

Torture, arbitrary imprisonment, government spying and searches without warrants can still take place – and the Democrats in Congress don’t appear to be interested in doing anything about it.

My, my. What a coincidence. On June 9, 2008, Florida Congressman Tim Mahoney received a campaign contribution from AT&T’s federal political action committee. On June 20, 2008, Tim Mahoney voted for the FISA Amendments Act, a bill that gives AT&T retroactive immunity for breaking the law by violating its customers’ privacy. On June 27, 2008, [...]

His statement during the debate over the FISA Amendments Act reveals that Senator Mitch McConnell either doesn’t know what the Constitution actually says, or he doesn’t care. Whichever is the case, Senator McConnell has proved himself to be incompetent to serve as a member of the United States Senate.