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Russ Feingold will always have major points for this in my book. Only senator to vote against the 'Patriot Act'.
by slfnflctd 4y ago
Russ Feingold will always have major points for this in my book. Only senator to vote against the 'Patriot Act'.
- lampshades 4y agoI was just curious because I'd never heard or thought about who voted for the Patriot Act. I don't even know who Feingold is but he gets points in my book now too. If anyone else is interested, here is the actual vote: https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1071/vote_107_1_00313.htm https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1...
- filoeleven 4y agoAlong the same lines, folks interested in this will also like learning about Rep. Barbara Lee, the only person in Congress to vote against the 2001 Authorized Use of Military Force after 9/11. > She "warned her colleagues to be 'careful not to embark on an open-ended war with neither an exit strategy nor a focused target'". https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Lee#AUMF_opposition https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbara_Lee#AUMF_opposition The Radiolab podcast episode is IMO the best way to hear the telling. The link is to their re-release, which has a bit extra at the end IIRC. https://radiolab.org/episodes/60-words-20-years https://radiolab.org/episodes/60-words-20-years