Worthless, lying boilerplate from Senator John Ensign

i emailed both my senators and my congressman on sunday about how deeply i am distressed over the latest sell-out of our constitution...

Dear Senator Ensign,

I will say this once and once only.

That both the Senate and the House both approved sweeping new, almost certainly unconstitutional, surveillance powers as dictated by the White House, after it has become completely clear that the Bush administration has no respect for the rule of law or the principles upon which the United States was founded, is a clear betrayal of our country.

I see George Bush, Dick Cheney and their fellow criminals as the most dangerous leaders the United States has ever been cursed with, and desperately pray every single day for their removal. I have now added the United States Senate and House of Representatives to that list.

To say that I am disappointed is a huge understatement. To be blunt, I am both horrified and disgusted - horrified at the shredding of civil liberties and disgusted that our elected leaders support our national descent into fascism.

Sincerely,

this is the key paragraph from the worthless, lying boilerplate email that senator ensign sent me in response...

I can assure you that I understand the importance of preserving our civil liberties. This legislation would in no way change the manner in which domestic intelligence is collected and requires our intelligence community to create and maintain a document trail that is easily auditable. Additionally, this act requires both the Attorney General and the DNI to jointly authorize foreign targeting for individuals believed to be threats. Finally, it reaffirms Congress's oversight role by requiring the Attorney General to provide semi-annual reports to both the Senate and House Intelligence and Judiciary Committees.

oh, golly, i am SO-O-O-O-OOO comforted, not that i expected anything else...

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