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From Justin:

I voted “no” on H R 5743, Intelligence Authorization Act for FY 2013. The vast majority of the bill’s text is classified. As I said with respect to last year’s bill, I cannot support an intelligence authorization when Congress and the President have shown no willingness to repeal, or even amend the worst provisions of, the USA PATRIOT Act. Furthermore, the bill funds CIA operations that likely include the President’s “kill list,” which identifies persons—including American citizens—that the President has ordered to be assassinated. Forget the debate about indefinite detention without charge or trial. Assassinating Americans without authorization or judicial review mimics the practice of tyrants. It passed 386-28


59 posted on 03/08/2013 7:01:57 AM PST by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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To: crosslink

From the article, on what GOP leadership wants from me:

“It’s not that ‘these are unpleasant people and bad colleagues and we don’t want them around’; it’s that they aren’t just content to vote against bad stuff and then be quiet about it.”

Bingo. Unlike many in Congress, I don’t attack my colleagues personally. I just explain every vote on Facebook. These simple explanations upset many in the political class who want to avoid public scrutiny.


60 posted on 03/08/2013 7:21:15 AM PST by crosslink (Moderates should play in the middle of a busy street)
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