Jul 12, 2008

Senators Votes on Telecom/Spy Bill--Obama, Clinton, McCain, Byrd, Rockefeller

Clinton, Nay; Obama, Yea; McCain, No Vote. McCain ducked!

As usual, Byrd got this one right, Nay, (Constitution in pocket) and Rockefeller, Yea, got it wrong, again. See more traitors and defenders of the 4th amendment at the linked source.
clipped from senate.gov
U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes
110th
Congress -
2nd
Session

as compiled through Senate LIS by the Senate Bill Clerk under the direction of the Secretary of the Senate

Vote Summary

Question:
On Passage of the Bill
(H.R. 6304
)
Vote Number: 168 Vote Date: July 9, 2008, 02:47 PM
Required For Majority: 1/2 Vote Result: Bill Passed
Measure Number: H.R. 6304
(Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978
)
Measure Title: A bill to amend the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 to establish a procedure for authorizing certain acquisitions of foreign intelligence, and for other purposes.
Vote Counts:YEAs69

NAYs28

Not Voting3
Vote SummaryBy Senator NameBy Vote PositionBy Home State
Byrd (D-WV), Nay
Clinton (D-NY), Nay
Leahy (D-VT), Nay
McCain (R-AZ), Not Voting
Webb (D-VA), Yea
Obama (D-IL), Yea
Rockefeller (D-WV), Yea
Feinstein (D-CA), Yea
Kennedy (D-MA), Not Voting

The Senate Votes to Abolish the 4th Amendment, Permit Spying on Americans