netmouse: (south park ninja)
netmouse ([personal profile] netmouse) wrote2008-07-09 11:30 am

Ask your senator to vote against HR 6304 (right now please. thanx)

To quote Novapsyche's post, there is still time to call your Senators regarding the capitulation on FISA (aka, the evisceration of the 4th Amendment).

The bill is H.R. 6304 and i have seen it described as a confirmation of the legal king model of government since it basically protects people (in this case, telecommunication companies) from being prosecuted for illegal activities because the president asked them to do them.

I would prefer to live in a country where presidential fiat does not make it ok for people to break the law, especially regarding the privacy of citizens, and in order for that to be true, we need to defeat this bill. please call your senator now.
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[personal profile] cos 2008-07-15 10:54 pm (UTC)(link)
There are always a few write-in votes like that in almost every election. They have no effect, of course, because they're individual & disorganized. Perhaps they make some voters feel better, perhaps they amuse someone (well, I know they amuse me sometimes), but as far as making political change they're completely pointless votes.