Chris Dodd Filibusters Telecom Immunity

And has thereby received my pledge for support in the Democratic primary.

In my opinion, this is an extremely important moment in our Constitutional history. Allowing telecom immunity is an endorsement of a world in which the executive can ask corporations to spy on Americans and transmit that data to the executive with no legal obligation to do so; it's an approval of Orwellian citizen spying, of a judicial system that cannot punish illegal and unconstitutional activities, of a view of the presidency that condones blatantly unconstitutional decisions, and of a relationship between the executive and legislative branches where one branch is the lip-twiddling, ankle-shackled bitch of the other. I don't like that world! And I think that if this passes, and it looks like it will, historians in 2507 will look back at it as one of the most important steps in the fall of the US into tyranny. This is basic, basic stuff, people: "Should the people have redress where corporations violate their civil liberties at an unconstitutional presidential request?" This is a controversal question??

Now, lets look at who's supporting this bill. C-SPAN is running a list of who voted to proceed with the "Warrantless Wiretapping Bill." Quote, "All Republicans present voted 'Yes'". Surprising? Nah. But how about this? "Democrats not voting: Biden (DE), Obama (IL), Clinton (NY) [etc]."

Holy hell, guys! This is sickening to me. These Senators are in Iowa, campaigning for the Democratic nomination for president on the day the Telecom Immunity bill comes to a vote. They said they would support the filibuster, and instead they're running around with their dicks in their hands, yelling how much they want change into loudspeakers when they could be actually making it. They might as well be playing fiddles into those loudspeakers; they might as well laugh as the Constitution burns.

Needless to say, they've all lost my support. Chris Dodd flew back to DC to filibuster this bill because he knows the Constitution is more important than a political campaign, and that kind of leadership and care for the Constitution are good enough to get my vote.