Freedom disappears in bits and pieces ("silent encroachment")
“Hold on, my friends, to the Constitution and to the Republic for which
it stands. Miracles do not cluster, and what has happened once in 6000
years, may not happen again. Hold on to the Constitution, for if the
American Constitution should fail, there will be anarchy throughout the
world.”
Daniel Webster
Senator Dodd (D-CT) filibusters FISA, the bill that gives retroactive immunity to telecom corporations that illegally spy on Americans.
(from Toe-Knee)
Continued... http://dodd.senate.gov/index.php?q=node/4476
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and thank YOU for sharing. I thought it was an eloquent speech. I wonder how many people were actually in chambers when he did it.