[rochester_veteran]

Michigan Republican Justin Amash is a Tea Partier who sponsored the bill to defund bulk collection of American citizens telephone records by the NSA, which is a clear violation of the 4th Amendment. As a fellow Tea Partier, I applaud Amash for his efforts to defend our Constitutional rights, but alas, the big government statists on both sides of the aisle, both Democrats and Republicans, teamed up to continue this unconstitutional spying program. Remember who they are and if you live in their district, do everything you can to defeat them in the upcoming 2014 elections.

[OneWingedShark]

It was, however, a surprisingly close vote… even if there is a vote-rigging puppeteer, this indicates just how unpopular the program is.
I do wonder however, how the vote would have turned out if the congressmen voted their own consciences.