August 6, 2007 -- Bush signs bill permitting warrantless eavesdropping of digital communications

With the support of 16 Democrats in the Senate and 41 in the House, the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) was amended to permit warrantless eavesdropping on digital communications passing through the United States.

The FISA Modernization Bill could not have been signed into law by President Bush without the active support of Vichy Democrats, who bolted their leadership, including the Chairmen of the Senate and House Intelligence Committees -- Jay Rockefeller and Sylvestre Reyes, respectively -- and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, to embrace Bush's grab at increased surveillance powers.

The 41 Vichy Democrats in the House who voted against the Bill of Rights are:

Robert "Bud" Cramer - AL-5 (former Madison County District Attorney)

Vic Snyder - AR-2 (former state senator)

Mike Ross - AR-4 (former state senator)

John Salazar CO-3 (former state rperesentative)

Allen Boyd - FL-2 (former state representative)

Daniel Lipinski - IL-3 (former college professor)

Melissa Bean - IL-8 (former consultancy director)

Ben Chandler - KY-6 (former Kentucky Attorney General)

Charles Melancon - LA-3 (former industry lobbyist)

Collin Peterson - MN-7 (former accountant)

Gene Taylor - MS-4 (former state senator)

Earl Pomeroy - ND-AL (former State Insurance Commissioner)

Stephanie Herseth Sandlin - SD-AL (former attorney)

Henry Cuellar - TX-28 (former Secretary of State, Texas)

Jim Matheson - UT-2 (former businessman)

Jason Altmire - PA-4 (former hospital executive)

Heath Shuler - NC-11 (former NFL quarterback, real estate developer)

John Barrow - GA-12 (former Clarke County Commissioner)

Dan Boren - OK-2 (former state representative)

Leonard Boswell IA-3 (former state representative)

Chris Carney - PA-10 (former professor)

Jim Cooper - TN-5 (former professor)

Jim Costa - CA-23 (former state assemblyman)

Artur Davis - AL-7 (former Assistant U.S. Attorney)

Lincoln Davis - TN-4 (former state senator)

Joe Donnelly - IN-2 (former printing executive)

Chet Edwards - TX-17 (former state senator)

Brad Ellsworth - IN-8 (former Vandenburgh County Sheriff)

Bob Etheridge - NC-2 (former public schools administrator)

Bart Gordon - TN-6 (former Tennessee Democratic Party state chair)

Brian Higgins - NY-27 (former state assemblyman)

Baron Hill - IN-9 (former state representative)

Nick Lampson - TX-22 (former US Representative, 9th CD)

Jim Marshall - GA-8 (former mayor of Macon)

Mike McIntyre - NC-7 (former attorney)

Harry Mitchell - AZ-5 (former mayor of Tempe)

Ciro Rodriguez -TX-23 (former U.S. Representative, 28th CD)

Zack Space - OH-18 (former attorney)

John Tanner - TN-8 (former state representative)

Tim Walz - MN-1 (former National Guard Command Sergeant Major)

Charlie Wilson - OH-6 (former state representative)

For those who may be considering challenging these traitors to the United States and the Democratic Party, their previous occupations are listed for purposes of opposition research and determing levels of past political hackery.

It should be noted that two Republicans voted against increased surveillance powers for the Bush regime: Walter Jones (NC-3) and Tim Johnson (IL-15).

And as with some Democratic cowards in the Senate, the following House Democrats did not show up to vote for a continuation of the Bill of Rights:

Xavier Becerra CA-31

Yvette Clarke NY-11

William Lacy Clay MO-1

Bill Delahunt MA-10

Ruben Hinojosa TX-15

Carolyn Kilpatrick MI-13

Ron Klein FL-22

Tom Lantos CA-12

Ike Skelton MO-4