“It has been proven over and over again that the Bush Administration cannot be trusted with surveillance powers. This Administration has actively violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) by engaging in surveillance of Americans without warrants. The Administration violated our Constitution by hiding this fact from Congress and the American public,” Kucinich said...
The Democrats cannot shrink from this fight. We must demand that the President cease his attacks on our civil liberties. I will continue to oppose attempts by Congress to pass unwarranted, fear provoking legislation that sanctions oppression against the American people"
Kucinich has been one of the few consistently willing to stand up to this Administration, opposing the Iraq War from the start, dismissing the "nuclear holocaust" rhetoric against Iran, voting against the PATRIOT Act and the original FISA legislation. Given the track record of this Administration, Kucinich added a bold touch:
The only legislation that should come to the floor in this Congress is legislation that would limit the powers of this rogue presidency. Democrats must take back the power granted to Congress by the Constitution.
Those who use fear to gain power are themselves subverting democracy. This Congress must not accept this false choice and defend Americans and their Constitution from the politics of fear.
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