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Terran1212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:32 PM
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Russ Feingold says he will call for CENSURE of President Bush!
Published on Sunday, March 12, 2006 by CNN
Feingold to Call for Rare Presidential Censure


WASHINGTON -- A top Democratic senator said Sunday he plans to introduce Monday a resolution calling for President Bush to be censured for his domestic wiretapping program.



Sen. Russ Feingold
Sen. Russ Feingold, a potential presidential candidate, told ABC's "This Week" Sunday that the resolution would not preempt discussions about changing a 1978 law governing a special court set up to approve wiretaps.

"It's an unusual step," he said. "It's a big step, but what the president did by consciously and intentionally violating the Constitution and laws of this country with this illegal wiretapping has to be answered.

"There can be debate about whether the law should be changed. There can be debate about how best to fight terrorism. We all believe that there should be wiretapping in appropriate cases -- but the idea that the president can just make up a law, in violation of his oath of office, has to be answered."

http://www.commondreams.org/headlines06/0312-08.htm

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valerief Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:35 PM
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1. Feingold for Prez!
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blm Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:42 PM
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2. Great action.
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Terran1212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:47 PM
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3. I agree; doubt it will pass though
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wtmusic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 01:39 AM
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9. not sure
a censure? Won't this look like a slap on the wrist for committing a felony?
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Submariner Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 05:52 PM
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4. At DU please do not refer to Chimpy as PRESIDENT Bush
He is a mega-asshole that has stained the office and is an international embarrassment. Bush, AWOL-boy, Punk, are more decriptive and accurate rather than giving the 'president' title to an election stealing mental-midget. Thanks.
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 06:13 PM
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5. Since the thread was moved from the LBN forum I'll give the OP some
Edited on Sun Mar-12-06 06:17 PM by oasis
slack.
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Terran1212 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 06:37 PM
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6. Wasn't aware du was so hardcore
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oasis Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Mar-12-06 06:56 PM
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7. There's no mistaking DU for the U.S. Senate.
;-)
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lilly_j Donating Member (28 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Mar-13-06 01:28 AM
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8. contagious?
Let's hope the vibe makes it over to the House of Representative where someone suddenly gets the idea to introduce articles of impeachment over illegal wiretapping! Wake up and read the constitution guys!!
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