Chris Dodd: Holding

Two things come to mind as a little preamble: 1) I keep saying that the likely successful Democratic candidates will be the ones who show daring leadership, not the ones who perfect middle-of-the-road triangulation; and 2) I've always liked Chris Dodd, since the days when I lived in Connecticut (c. 1980) and he was first elected.

The Military Commissions Act. Warrantless wiretapping. Shredding of Habeas Corpus. Torture. Extraordinary Rendition. Secret Prisons.

No more.

I have decided to place a "hold" on the latest FISA bill that would have included amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President's assault on the Constitution by illegally providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization.

I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have.

It's about delivering results — and as I've said before, the FIRST thing I will do after being sworn into office is restore the Constitution. But we shouldn't have to wait until then to prevent the further erosion of our country's most treasured document. That's why I am stopping this bill today.

[statement by Chris Dodd, Chris Dodd for President, c. 19 October 2007.]

Posted on October 19, 2007 at 11.20 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Common-Place Book, Current Events

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  1. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Friday, 19 October 2007 at 14.35
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    Dodd's a really good senator. I would be very comfortable with him in the White House. His action on this exemplary. Good post.

  2. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Monday, 22 October 2007 at 20.23
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    Interesting. Shortly after reading on another blog today that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid planned to take the unprecedented step of ignoring Dodd's hold, I heard Dodd being interveiwed by Randi Rhodes on Air America. Dodd said he'd been told his hold would be honored, after all. Well, he said it would be honored at least for awhile, whatever that will turn out to mean.

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