Russ Feingold and Zoe Lofgren, Patriots for the Fourth Amendment

Expect Congress to return to Washington to begin proceedings to reign in two Unitary Executives damaging our Constitution

Read John Nichols on the wiretapping bill and the exchange between Russ Feingold and Joe Lieberman, and see the difference between a true patriot and a lapdog stooge.

Yes, "The day we start deferring to someone who's not a member of this body ... is a sad day for the US Senate.....We make the policy--not the executive branch."", Russ Feingold

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/200708 04/cm_thenation/1220032

For this and more quotes of a real patriot, on the subject of wiretapping without FISA controls, read John Nichols article on the travesty of the latest wiretapping bill:

"Lieberman v. Feingold and the Constitution", John Nichols Sat Aug 4, 12:19 AM ET, Yahoo News

http://news.yahoo.com/s/thenation/200708 04/cm_thenation/1220032

And Congresswoman Zoe Lofgren of the House:

"This bill would grant the attorney general the ability to wiretap anybody, any place, any time without court review, without any checks and balances," said Rep. Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., during the debate preceding the vote. "I think this unwarranted, unprecedented measure would simply eviscerate the 4th Amendment," which prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures.

"House approves foreign wiretap bill"
By CHARLES BABINGTON, Associated Press Writer, Aug. 4, 2007

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070805/ap_o n_go_co/terrorism_surveillance

Now, to all passionate progressive patriots: do your duty, protest, write, call, speak up, tell the news of this travesty and demand repairs to our Constitution and way of government.

Karita Hummer
Passionate Progressive Patriot
http://passionateprogressivepatriot.blog spot.com/

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Bush's latest Executive Order is a doozy!!

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8/04/2007 at 9:26 PM EST

Respectfully request Congress to return to Washington and overturn Bush's latest dangerous, vaguely worded, Executive Orders

Where are these guys coming from? Have the two Unitary Executives gone mad?

Every time you turn around, there is a new Executive Order - on top of the latest wiretapping agreement that has unbelievably passed Congress!

This time the Executive Order, apparently modeled after the last horrendous one for reputed obstruction in Iraq, pertains to the ability of the US Treasury to freeze property of anyone deemed to be undermining the "sovereignty of Lebanon or its Democratic processes and institutions."

Writing for the Progressive, Matthew Rothschild decries both of these Executive orders and calls them "astonishing and alarming" and says, "Such power imperils our liberties and our democratic system of government."

"Bush's Executive Order on Lebanon Even Worse than the One on Iraq", by Matthew Rothschild, Published on Saturday, August 4, 2007 by The Progressive

http://www.commondreams.org/archive/2007/08/04/2981/

This actual new Executive Order to which Matthew Rothschild alerts us, is entitled:

"Executive Order: Blocking Property of Persons Undermining the Sovereignty of Lebanon or Its Democratic Processes and Institutions"

http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/ 2007/08/20070802-1.html

Read it; seeing it is believing it.

I say to Congresswoman Nancy Pilosi and Senator Harry Reid to call all vacationing representatives back to Washington to check this crazy, wanton power grab in its tracks. Come on, you don't go on vacation, and let the demise of our way of government take even stronger hold.

I implore you, Senator Edwards, too, speak up against the terrible abuse of our government by two Unitary Executives, who are literally undermining our way of governance. We can not countenance this behavior.

Does anybody feel heartbroken to see this disaster or dissembling of our form of government unfolding?

Like Wesley Clark suggests, they have to be stopped.

Enough, start impeachment proceedings and start with Cheney!

They have gone too far. Please, Everyone, I urge you, speak up and ask good questions about what is going on.

Karita Hummer
San Jose, cA