MyDD :: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA

Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA

by Jerome Armstrong, Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 06:44:37 PM EST

Charlie Brown steps up. In a R+11 CD, he opposes FISA. Here's a career military officer who flew surveillance missions all over the world for the Air Force and NSA for most of his Air Force Career, and is running as a Democrat in the most red district in CA, and he opposes FISA.

Read his blog post on FISA, What Warrantless Wiretapping Means to Me. Charlie Brown has real, actual first hand experience with this issue. On Calitics, a post from D-Day yesterday, asked Brown about FISA:

As soon as I brought up the FISA bill, Brown sighed. He said there was no way he could support the bill that was passed in the House, and he in particular cited the telecom immunity aspect for a variety of reasons. "When I was gathering intelligence, if I ever picked up information outside what was authorized, I would have to flag the tape and immediately deliver it to my commanding officer for destruction," he said. "If I didn't, I'd be sitting at Leavenworth." To treat the phone companies in a different way that he would have been personally treated seems unfathomable.

And yet, the Telecom corporations get just such a different treatment from many Democratic politicians. Why?

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Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (2.00 / 2)

Good Grief!

by dMarx on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 06:48:41 PM EST

Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (2.00 / 2)

He's pretty badass. I remember hearing something about him donating 5-10% of donations he receives to wounded veterans organizations. He's a patriot in every sense of the word.

And so, may evil beware and may good dress warmly and eat lots of fresh vegetables.

by thatpurplestuff on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 06:58:34 PM EST

Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (none / 0)

And yet, the Telecom corporations get just such a different treatment from many Democratic politicians. Why?

Well, last thing I knew Brown is not yet a member of Congress. Until he's in a position that matters (as opposed to candidate for an office), then his being for or against any policy, including FISA, is pretty worthless. Let's see if he can win before suggesting that he's leading any fight.

by Hoyapaul on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:00:27 PM EST

Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (2.00 / 5)

I've put together a nice list of other Congressional candidates who also are against the current FISA bill.

by BruinKid on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:02:42 PM EST

great list, but you forgot Rob Hubler (2.00 / 1)

Rob Hubler, our Democratic candidate in IA-05 (running against the odious Steve King) has also released a strong statement against the FISA bill:

http://www.hublercongress.com/hublerblog /

John McCain: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me."

by desmoinesdem on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 09:54:36 PM EST
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by the way, IA-05 is R+8 (none / 0)

the reddest district in Iowa.

John McCain: 100 years in Iraq "would be fine with me."

by desmoinesdem on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 09:55:27 PM EST
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Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (none / 0)

Are you really asking why? The answer is because they get dollars from the telecom companies.

by JustJennifer on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:18:58 PM EST

Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (none / 0)

Yea, I don't think that's it though, not all of it.

by Jerome Armstrong on Fri Jun 27, 2008 at 10:36:48 AM EST
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Re: Charlie Brown leads the fight against FISA (2.00 / 5)

Charlie is awesome. He is the POSTER BOY for this issue; someone who has actual intelligence gathering experience, understands the issue, and unlike most of the Congress... has actually read the bill.

One note, however - this is not the reddest district in California. It's the reddest one where we have a chance, but the Central Valley districts of Kevin McCarthy and Devin Nunes are redder. And the contours of CA-04 are changing for the better, too - a recent poll for the Brown campaign showed party self-ID almost even.

by dday on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:29:51 PM EST

not the "reddest district" (2.00 / 5)

I was going to mention that but DDay beat me to it.
As he said it's not the reddest, but it's the reddest that we have a SOLID chance of winning.

Charlie is a rising star in the CA Democratic Party and his near miss last cycle caught the attention of the DCCC.

Still, it's an uphill battle to be sure.

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by neutron on Thu Jun 26, 2008 at 07:38:54 PM EST

Ah, a Democrat with an erect spine... (2.00 / 3)

such a novel idea !!