Leadership on FISA

J-Ro, who regularly blogs at The Seminal and has endorsed Chris Dodd for President, writes about Dodd's leadership on FISA on the front page of MyDD.

The issues at stake, as I'm sure you know, are twofold. First, Chris Dodd (and I) believes that there should be no immunity for lawbreaking telecom companies that spied on American citizens starting before 9/11. Folks, this is not about terrorism. Second, the FISA legislation in its current form allows the government to obtain "umbrella warrants," which allow it to spy on a wide net of people. Dodd (and I) believe this is unconstitutional, going against 4th amendment rights barring unlawful search and seizure.
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I'm glad Chris Dodd is taking a leadership position on this issue. It's one that's important to me, and I know it's one that resonates deeply with many other Americans. This kind of leadership is one of the main reasons I support Dodd and it's the kind of strong leadership we need after eight years of Bush's anti-government.

As you well know, if FISA passes the Judiciary Committee, Chris Dodd has informed Harry Reid that Dodd has placed a hold on the bill and will filibuster it if it gets to the Senate floor. I hope it won't come to that, but if it does, I'll be happy to have someone like Chris Dodd on my side to fight the good fight for me.

FISA mark up is under way. We're anxiously awaiting word of what is happening on retroactive immunity. I'll be sure to post updates as I get them.

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