Why Can't MN have a Senator like Chris Dodd?

Senator Chris Dodd (D-CT) took a stand against the illegal excesses of the Bush administration today. Thank God.

While our Senator Klobuchar was putting forward her Cell Phone bill (the "Cell Phone Consumer Empowerment Act") - which would bring the law into the '90s in terms of technology (there's nothing remotely up-to-date or forward thinking in this bill) and require more honesty and disclosure on the part of the telecommunications companies, but would do NOTHING to hold them responsible for breaking our laws - Chris Dodd said enough's enough.

Specifically, he said:

I have decided to place a "hold" on the latest FISA bill that would have included amnesty for telecommunications companies that enabled the President's assault on the Constitution by illegally providing personal information on their customers without judicial authorization.

I said that I would do everything I could to stop this bill from passing, and I have.

Gold Star for Senator Dodd . . . Klobuchar is still out to lunch on protecting our democracy; some nice soothing words to the lefty bloggers, but woefully short on action. Am I the only one that's aghast at her telecommunications effort? It's like chastising a mugger for j-walking from the scene. Where's the outrage? What's the problem with our Reps?!?

Senator Klobuchar, how about a little "empowerment" for the CITIZENS in your constituency?

Support Senator Dodd in his singular effort to stop the madness.