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Thank you. Now Sen. Clinton?

By Tom | October 25, 2007

Sen. Barack Obama has declared unequivocally that he will filibuster any legislation that gives retroactive immunity to Telcos who provided phone records to the NSA. That’s the only reasonable stance consistent with his obligation to defend and uphold the Constitution. Thank you for joining Sen. Dodd.

Sen. Hillary Clinton, on the other hand, says based on what she knows now, she’s opposed to the bill, but, essentially, reserves the right to change her mind. In a word, that’s unacceptable. You can’t say you’re up for preserving the Fourth Amendment now, but reserve the right to demolish it later.

A cynic might read the Clinton statement as being the equivalent of “Hey, I haven’t received any of the Verizon money, where’s mine?” or perhaps “You know, I might need to know who those guys in the vast right wing conspiracy are calling….”

Just saying.

Time to step up and lead, Madame Senator.

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