Democratic Senator Mark Udall doesn't give a flying fuck who Larry Klayman is...

[Luminous Animal]

Udall: Court Ruling NSA Program ‘Likely Unconstitutional’ Shows Urgent Need to Rein in Overbroad Domestic Surveillance Powers

http://www.markudall.senate.gov/?p=press_release&id=3929

"The ruling underscores what I have argued for years: The bulk collection of Americans' phone records conflicts with Americans' privacy rights under the U.S. Constitution and has failed to make us safer," Udall said. "We can protect our national security without trampling our constitutional liberties. This court ruling only underscores the urgent need for Congress to act and pass my bipartisan bill to ensure the NSA focuses on terrorists and spies — and not innocent Americans."

Udall has long fought to better balance Americans' privacy rights with our nation's need for security. In addition to introducing comprehensive, bipartisan surveillance reform legislation, Udall also has repeatedly pressed intelligence officials on the need to reform domestic surveillance programs and protect our constitutional right to privacy.

Udall has partnered with Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) in introducing a bipartisan, bicameral surveillance reform package that mirrors a bipartisan proposal that Udall introduced in September with U.S. Senators Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Rand Paul (R-Ky.). That Udall/Wyden/Blumenthal/Paul bill would rein in the dragnet collection of phone records, provide safeguards for warrantless wiretapping under the FISA Amendments Act, and create a constitutional advocate to protect privacy rights in cases before the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. The bill also would expand safeguards on the use of national security letters and impose new and shorter sunset periods on controversial surveillance authorities.

[Luminous Animal]

1. That Obama hater Bernie Sanders doesn't give a fuck who Klayman is either...

Sen. Bernie Sanders on NSA court ruling
Statement on Court Ruling Against NSA

WASHINGTON, Dec. 16 – Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) issued the following statement today after a federal judge declared that the bulk collection of Americans' telephone records by the National Security Agency is likely to violate the Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches and probably is not effective in fighting terrorism:


“I applaud the D.C. District Court’s ruling today on the NSA surveillance program. In my view, the NSA is out of control and operating in an unconstitutional manner. Today’s ruling is an important first step toward reining in this agency but we must go further. I will be working as hard as I can to pass the strongest legislation possible to end the abuses by the NSA and other intelligence agencies.”

http://utdocuments.blogspot.com.br/2013/12/sen-bernie-sanders-on-nsa-court-ruling.html

[tblue]

5. Wha?

Don't get your post. Sorry.

[ProSense]

2. "Democratic"?

He's a "Turd Way" tool.

So-called Democrats at Third Way share consultants with the Chamber of Commerce

by Laura Clawson

Third Way is supposedly a Democratic organization. Conservative Democratic, to be sure, but not actually Republican. But Lee Fang dug into their records and found that one of Third Way's fundraising consultants also does a whole lot of work for the Chamber of Commerce. The result:

While the Third Way op-ed made a point of claiming economic progressive economic policies wouldn’t play well with voters in Colorado, in 2008, their fundraisers’ client ran nasty attack ads against a Third Way leader in the state. In 2008, when Third Way co-chair Senator Mark Udall (D-CO) first ran for the Senate, the US Chamber sponsored an advertisement against him on energy policy, declaring, “Every time he’s blocked American energy production, he’s made the tyrants and sheiks happy. But we’ve paid the price.”

Last year, Third Way co-chair Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) faced a barrage of attacks from the Chamber. One ad during the election last year instructed viewers, “Call Claire McCaskill. Tell her Missouri doesn’t need government-run health care. Support the repeal. We need jobs!”

This is Third Way in a nutshell: The less-important client of one of the Chamber of Commerce's top lobbying firms. It's pathetic. It's also not a great argument for the media's "centrist Democrats" label for Third Way.

http://www.dailykos.com/story/2013/12/06/1260744/-So-called-Democrats-at-Third-Way-share-consultants-with-the-Chamber-of-nbsp-Commerce

Larry Klayman is a fucking lunatic.

[Luminous Animal]

3. Hahaha! Looking forward to you fighting for his defeat!

And Sander's and Wyden's

[hootinholler]

7. You are fucking hilarious this morning

So you're now anti-turd way?

Welcome to sanity, I think.

[pipoman]

4. lol

This contingent who wish to minimize this decision because the complainant is an idiot are throwing out the baby with the bathwater. .cutting off their nose despite their face. .

[Wilms]

6. ^

[Luminous Animal]

8. Kick