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Sen. Feingold Takes On Bush

Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI) will introduce a resolution to censure President Bush for carrying out his illegal domestic wiretapping program. DoubleSpeak will be carrying the events of the day. Stay tuned…

Reports from the Blogosphere:

AmericaBlog: Feingold: Censure Bush
Firedoglake: Action Steps for the Feingold “Censure Bush” Proposal
Crooks and Liars: Feingold Will Introduce Resolution To Censure President Bush
Daily Kos: 5 Minutes, For Democracy’s Sake

UPDATE:

Watch Sen. Feingold’s speech on the U.S. Senate floor
(via Crooks and Liars)

Sen. Arlen Specter (R-PA) debates Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) on the legality of NSA wiretaps (via Crooks and Liars)

VP Cheney Criticizes Sen. Feingold’s heroics

Mar 13, 2006 by Peter Slutsky in
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Democratic Governor in Wisconsin: Vulnerable, Poll Shows

Check out the latest Strategic Vision Poll which shows Governor Doyle of Wisconsin in a bit of trouble in his bid for re-election. Results show Doyle just barely beating Scott Walker (R) 44% to 40% among likely voters.

Also interesting in this poll, when asked if they’d like Senator Russ Feingold to run for President, the results were:

Yes 50%
No 33%
Undecided 17%

To read more about Feingold’s Presidential PAC, click here.

Mar 8, 2006 by Matthew Slutsky in
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Senate passes PATRIOT extension

As the US Senate voted today 95-4 to renew the PATRIOT Act, Sen. Russ Feingold (D-WI), one of the 4 Senators to vote against the act, took 34 minutes to read the United States Constitution, taking time to highlight the Fourth Amendment.

“The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.”

The other brave Senators willing to buck popular opinion and Rovian fear mongering in favor of civil rights were Robert Byrd (D-WV), Tom Harkin (D-IA), and Jim Jeffords (I-VT). Good for them.

Mar 1, 2006 by Joshua Skaroff in
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