[297] in libertarians
liberal Dems not pro-civil liberty; FBI wiretap bill proves
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (hhuang@MIT.EDU)
Fri Oct 7 14:32:27 1994
From: hhuang@MIT.EDU
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 1994 14:28:40 -0400
To: libertarians@MIT.EDU
I'm cutting and pasting from Kevin Theobald's post those
Senators identified as "(bad)" because they supported the bill leaving
the Judiciary, sponsor the bill, or will vote for the bill. Here are
summary ratios:
Senators voting in favor of bill leaving committee:
10D, 8R
Senators sponsoring, or will be voting for, the bill:
6D, 1R
3 of the 6 who will vote for the bill are among the most
"liberal" of Democrats: Diane Feinstein, Ted Kennedy, Howard
Metzenbaum. The sponsors of the bill are Democrats: Joe Biden, Pat
Leahy.
More quotes:
>Call Senators Wallop, Warner, and your own and tell them to vote NO on
>SB 2375. Mail vtw@vtw.org for more information.
>
>- -Forward this letter to ten friends.
>
>- -Sen. Malcolm Wallop (R-WY) has placed a hold on the bill. It is crucial
> to support his position so that he can continue to oppose the bill.
> Call him with the sample communique below.
...
Moral
-----
It's not true that liberal/Dem politicians are significantly
more in favor of civil liberties than conservative/GOP politicians.
Other major examples:
Clipper chip
guns
freedom of speech & association
(versus discrimination & harassment law)
supplement freedoms
(an issue that does not divide on a
liberal-conservative axis)
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*D AL Heflin, Howell T. 1-202-224-4124 1-202-224-3149
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D AZ DeConcini, Dennis 1-202-224-4521 1-202-224-2302
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D CA Feinstein, Diane 1-202-224-3841 1-202-228-3954
Has stated that she will be voting for the bill (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R CO Brown, Henry 1-202-224-5941 na
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
A previous report of Brown opposing the bill turns out to be
inaccurate.
*D DE Biden Jr., Joseph R. 1-202-224-5042 na
Biden is a co-sponsor of the bill. Call him and tell him how
unhappy you are about his position.
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R IA Grassley, Charles E. 1-202-224-3744 na
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D IL Moseley-Braun, Carol 1-202-224-2854 na
Undecided; has been contacted by several constituents.
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D IL Simon, Paul 1-202-224-2152 1-202-224-0868
Has decided to vote support the bill (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D MA Kennedy, Edward M. 1-202-224-4543 1-202-224-2417
Has stated that he is supporting the bill (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R ME Cohen, William S. 1-202-224-2523 1-202-224-2693
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D OH Metzenbaum, Howard 1-202-224-2315 1-202-224-6519
Has chosen to support the bill (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*PA Specter, Arlen 1-202-224-4254 1-202-224-1893
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R SC Thurmond, Strom 1-202-224-5972 1-202-224-1300
Supporting the FBI's Wiretap Bill. Make sure he knows how
unhappy you are about his support for mandated wiretapping
functionality. (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R SD Pressler, Larry 1-202-224-5842 1-202-224-1630
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R UT Hatch, Orrin G. 1-202-224-5251 1-202-224-6331
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
We can verify over one dozen contacts
*D VT Leahy, Patrick J. 1-202-224-4242 na
Leahy is the sponsor of the bill (bad)
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*D WI Kohl, Herbert H. 1-202-224-5653 na
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
*R WY Simpson, Alan K. 1-202-224-3424 1-202-224-1315
Voted in favor of the bill leaving the Judiciary committee. (bad)
