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VIA TPM MUckraker, 21 Democrats in the House may sell out of FISA:
Senior congressional aides said there was no clear path to a compromise on the issue. But a series of recent defections by moderate Democrats in the House raises prospects that the White House position — or something close to it — eventually may prevail….
Reluctant to be portrayed as depriving the government of a key tool in the war on terrorism, 21 members of a bloc of moderate House Democrats signed a letter endorsing the Senate approach. Senior Democratic aides said those defections suggested there might be enough support in the House to pass the Senate bill.
Unfortunately, neither TPM nor the LA Times (the source) say who these 21 DemocRATS are. I called Conyers’ office, but to no avail. They transferred me to the House Judiciary Committee, which couldn’t answer my question either.
Who are these Democrats? Constituents and citizens have a right to know who plans to sell the Fourth Amendment to the highest bidder.
Does anyone know?
UPDATE: Via Daily Kos, now we know:
* Rep. Leonard L. Boswell, D-Iowa — Phone: (202) 225-3806, Fax: (202) 225-5608
* Rep. Marion Berry, D-Ark. — Phone: (202) 225-4076, Fax: (202) 225-5602
* Rep. Mike Ross, D-Ark. — Phone: (202) 225-3772, Fax: (202) 225-1314
* Rep. Earl Pomeroy, D-N.D. — Phone: (202) 225-2611, Fax: (202) 226-0893
* Rep. Robert E. “Bud” Cramer, D-Ala. — Phone: (202) 225-4801, Fax: (202) 225-4392
* Rep. Melissa Bean, D-Ill. — Phone: (202) 225-3711, Fax: (202) 225-7830
* Rep. Heath Shuler, D-N.C. — Phone: (202) 225-6401, Fax: (202) 226-6422
* Rep. John Barrow, D-Ga. — Phone: (202) 225-2823, Fax: (202) 225-3377
* Rep. Allen Boyd, D-Fla. — Phone: (202) 225-5235, Fax: (202) 225-5615
* Rep. Joe Baca, D-Calif. — Phone: (202) 225-6161, Fax: (202) 225-8671
* Rep. Dan Boren, D-Okla. — Phone: (202) 225-2701, Fax: (202) 225-3038
* Rep. John Tanner, D-Tenn. — Phone: (202) 225-4714, Fax: (202) 225-1765
* Rep. Jim Matheson, D-Utah — Phone: (202) 225-3011, Fax: (202) 225-5638
* Rep. Jim Cooper, D-Tenn. — Phone: (202) 225-4311, Fax: (202) 226-1035
* Rep. Lincoln Davis, D-Tenn. — Phone: (202) 225-6831, Fax: (202) 226-5172
* Rep. Brad Ellsworth, D-Ind. — Phone: (202) 225-4636, Fax: (202) 225-3284
* Rep. Tim Holden, D-Pa. — Phone: (202) 225-5546, Fax: (202) 226-0996
* Rep. Charlie Melancon, D-La. — Phone: (202) 225-4031, Fax: (202) 226-3944
* Rep. Dennis Moore, D-Kan. — Phone: (202) 225-2865, Fax: (202) 225-2807
* Rep. Christopher Carney, D-Pa. — Phone: (202) 225-3731, Fax: (202) 225-9594
* Rep. Zack Space, D-Ohio — Phone: (202) 225-6265, Fax: (202) 225-3394
If this bad bill is jammed through the House of Representatives, it will be their fault. Call them and tell them to support the RESTORE Act without modification, and to support the 21 day extension of the current law. Tell them to stop enabling the Republicans and Bush in taking away our civil liberties.
UPDATE 2: According to mcjoan at daily kos:
Update: The House Dems just prevailed, 222-196 in beating back the Rs effort to substitute the Senate version of the FISA bill for the bill currently on the floor, a 21 day extension of the Protect America Act. This was a procedural vote, but a good win. Now the vote is on extending the PAA.
Update 2: The 21 day extension fails, 191-229.
I don’t know what happens next.
