I called the Obama Campaign. He is opposing the FISA bill and supports Dodd.

[thepurpose]

[Faygo Kid]

1. Glad to hear this, and expected no less.

[dana_b]

3. yay - so glad to hear this too. n/t

[thepurpose]

5. Here is the number to Obama Campaign please call make it known 866-675-2008

[lonestarnot]

2. Excellent! Right again!

:applause:

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. Sorry to say it, but at this point these are just words... that ANY dem could say

I want action

[Leopolds Ghost]

25. You don't suppose the other Senate Dems are covering for a symbolic "no" vote

By Dems who face election campaigns in liberal districts?

[Cheney Killed Bambi]

6. Good news. Would like to see a written statement, though

[Echo In Light]

9. Indeed

[chill_wind]

7. That would be very consistent with his position in his Statement in February:

Obama Statement on FISA
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Michael Ortiz, 202 228 5566

WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) today released the following statement on the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). Earlier today, Senator Obama voted in favor of the Dodd-Feingold amendment to repeal retroactive immunity for telecommunications companies (S. Amdt. 3907). He also supported other amendments to improve the bill, including the Feingold-Webb-Tester amendment to protect Americans from unwarranted surveillance (S. Amdt. 3979), and the Feingold amendment to protect Americans from the bulk collection of communications (S. Amdt. 3912).

"I am proud to stand with Senator Dodd, Senator Feingold and a grassroots movement of Americans who are refusing to let President Bush put protections for special interests ahead of our security and our liberty. There is no reason why telephone companies should be given blanket immunity to cover violations of the rights of the American people - we must reaffirm that no one in this country is above the law.

"We can give our intelligence and law enforcement community the powers they need to track down and take out terrorists without undermining our commitment to the rule of law, or our basic rights and liberties. That is why I am proud to cosponsor several amendments that protect our privacy while making sure we have the power to track down and take out terrorists.

"This Administration continues to use a politics of fear to advance a political agenda. It is time for this politics of fear to end. We are trying to protect the American people, not special interests like the telecommunications industry. We are trying to ensure that we don't sacrifice our liberty in pursuit of security, and it is past time for the Administration to join us in that effort."

http://obama.senate.gov/press/080212-obama_statement_122

He is RIGHT.

[chill_wind]

8. Thank you! n/t

[napi21]

10. Hasn't it already passed in the Senate? I thought I heard that

yesterday. If it passes in the House today, it goes to Shrub to sign.

[jobycom]

20. An earlier version passed. This one has to be passed on its own.

The Senate passed a bill a little while back, but the House wouldn't pass it. I don't remember all the details. This bill has been changed, it still has to pass the Senate. Obama's against it, and Reid, and the usuals--Feingold, Leahy, Dodd. They claim it's supposed to pass the Senate, anyway.

[ToeBot]

11. To bad he doesn't have access to some sort of 'Bully Pulpit', his input could be really helpful.

[Marie26]

13. Like, say, a "statement" or a "speech"

Or even a "press release". Too bad Obama's not able to do that.

[jobycom]

15. I think people are listening when he has something to say.

[slipslidingaway]

16. Exactly!!! And the fight to stop this should have begun months

ago before the initial Senate vote in February.

[Leopolds Ghost]

24. You mean like, make it part of a "Campaign" of sorts?

[Hope And Change]

12. Kick!

[mdmc]

14. So the party should follow suit

or is it just a publicity stunt?

My guess is that this is a media stunt. Obama knows that it will pass, and can "oppose" it, without killing it. :eyes:

Warning - SHARP LEARNING CURVE AHEAD!

[ColbertWatcher]

17. Will anyone be able to block it? n/t

[Purveyor]

18. Thank you for posting this. K&R EOM

[fasttense]

19. Too bad he didn't say something before the House Vote. The House just voted to pass it.

They are taking roll call now in the House. The Senate will take this up next week. The House just voted for taking away our Constitutional rights. :thumbsdown:

Lets hear for those Democrats who were going to bring back the Rule of Law... :sarcasm:

[Horse with no Name]

21. That conflicts with his official statement

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x3491737

However...I can understand you expecting folks just to believe you without any type of link and just your word of a phone call...because they really really really want to.

[Runcible Spoon]

22. PLEASE PLEASE let it be so.

I'm holding my breath until the vote...

[Leopolds Ghost]

23. Thank God. Let's hope you're right.

It's not what Obama thinks personally but the fact that he's the party leader now -- capable of setting the tone for what is and is not considered the acceptable limits of Change -- and this isn't a left right issue, its a yes or no issue.

The question is, will Dodd filibuster? If not, no point in singling him out to note his position... unless he's the head of a caucus or something.

[L. Coyote]

26. If Obama wants the People to support him, he has only one option, defend them!!