Senate Vote Signals That Patriot Act Will Be Renewed

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Feingold loves freedom so much that he inflicted that freedom upon us in the form of campaign finance reform – a clear violation of the First Amendment.

Robert Byrd loves freedom so much that it overshadows the fact that he was in the KKK in the 1940’s. What a forgiving world we live in where a U.S. Senator in the “World’s Greatest Deliberative Body” is given a pass for once being a member of the KKK. It reminds me of the movie “King Pin” where Bill Murray’s character (Ernie McCracken) wins the bowling tournament at the end of the movie and when he is swarmed by the adoring fans and media, he says “Finally, Big Earn is above the law! It’s a great feeling!” Well, freedom loving Robert Byrd is above the moral law to some. Just to cut you off, Strom Thurmond was a creep.

Jeffords! Is he still alive?

Funny, where was the Lion of Chappaquiddick on this one? Where was Pat Leahy on this one? Was he at one of his often-mentioned Quaker knitting group in the Green Mountain state? What about Narcissus Biden (D-MBNA)?

Re:Character attacks don’t convince
There are various forms of speech: political, artistic & commercial. Political speech is afforded the highest protection and commercial the lowest (although it is afforded some 1st Amendment protections). Contributing to a political campaign is the highest form of speech because it is political speech. I also believe flag burning is speech, even though it is action. How you spend your money on a political campaign is speech. Unfortunately, the U.S. Supreme Court has thus far upheld certain parts of McCain Feingold; however, the Supreme Court has been wrong before (Korematsu, Plessy v. Ferguson, etc…). What makes you think I don’t support the right to speech?

Bringing up past evil doesn’t cover current righteousness any more than bringing up past righteousness covers up current evil.

Spare me. I’ve read some of your previous posts and you seem quite selective in applying that bit of wisdom. Remember, you are the one throwing around terms like “hero”. Past actions are relevant, that is why rational people don’t let known sex offenders babysit their children.

I really don’t like either party but I really don’t trust the Democrats because they have so few adults. They have become the party of the smelly nutjob left that is so blind in its hatred of Bush (I mean Chimpy McHalliburtonHilter): for heaven’s sake Howard Dean is the DNC Chariman.

So it is okay to be a former member of the KKK? I guess that is better than being a current member of the KKK. Call me a dreamer but anyone I consider a hero would never have member of the KKK, then again perhaps my standards are unrealistically too high for some on LISNews.