Senator Chris Dodd - Amazing closing speech

"Privacy is protected because it is essential to liberty" - Senator Dodd blocks Telco Immunity

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) has temporarily defeated an attempt to pass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) which would have provided immunity to telecommunications companies who cooperated with the Bush administration's secret wiretapping program. "After nearly a full day spent on the Senate floor, Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) defeated an attempt to pass the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) reform legislation that would grant immunity to telecommunications companies who cooperated with the Bush administration's secret wiretapping program. Dodd objected to the motion to proceed to the bill early this morning and remained on the floor for almost ten hours, taking a stand for the rule of law and the Constitution with his statements throughout the day. At approximately 7:30 P.M. Majority Leader Reid announced the FISA reform bill would be pulled from the Senate calendar and reconsidered in January."

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[kryptman40k]

Thank you dodd!

[coolmamac]

Love you DODD!

[TrooperRaven]

Are there any photos of the famous "waitress sandwich" first developed by Chris Dodd and Teddy 'The Swimmer' Kennedy?

[beckpod1]

I hope this isn't the administration who is trying to ram us one more time before out of office..and the democrats are at least voting to add the vaseline bill attached to it!

[famethrowarecords]

get em dodd. this sounds like a cause for super obama...oh wait, nevermind.

[Yourdeadmeat69]

When we abandon our own rights in the pursuit of protecting them, we defeat ourselves and the enemies win. Period.

[Turtleproof]

How many times can an unelected President and his cabinet members be allowed to publicly and proudly BREAK THE LAW? No one who commits crimes can be totally immune from the law, to even consider such legislation is wrong.

[connor3ep]

proud to be from CT. thank you, sir.