[Vision2020] The Amash Amendment to HR 2397

[Tom Hansen]

But, then, Obama never spoke out against big government as loudly as Boehner, Bachmann and others who voted against the amendment.

Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .

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Tom Hansen
Moscow, Idaho

"There's room at the top they are telling you still 
But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
If you want to be like the folks on the hill."

- John Lennon
 


On Jul 25, 2013, at 1:39 PM, Sunil Ramalingam <sunilramalingam at hotmail.com> wrote:

> Tom,
>  
> Sure, we can try to blame the Rs, but the Obama Administration and D leadership fought against it. Mirror time for Ds, no, before pointing fingers?
>  
> Sunil
>  
> From: thansen at moscow.com
> Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2013 08:47:24 -0700
> To: godshatter at yahoo.com
> CC: vision2020 at moscow.com
> Subject: Re: [Vision2020] The Amash Amendment to HR 2397
> 
> The amendment failed 217 nays against 205 ayes.
> 
> Of the 217 nays, 134 of them were Republicans.  The very party that proudly proclaims that it is against government influence in our private lives would not support this amendment, an amendment designed to prevent the NSA from blanket collection of citizens' records.
> 
> What makes it worse is that it would have only taken seven congressmen (Mike Simpson and six others) to turn the vote around.
> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>  
> 
> 
> On Jul 25, 2013, at 8:03 AM, Paul Rumelhart <godshatter at yahoo.com> wrote:
> 
> Well, 205 - 217.  It was close enough that another such bill, with more actual backing from the populace and no drama issues thrown at our feet (which I admit I fell for) could actually have a chance at passing.  That's got to be making some higher ups in the intelligence circles nervous.
> 
> Paul
> 
> P.S. Kudos to Raul Labrador for voting for it.
> 
> 
> From: Tom Hansen <thansen at moscow.com>
> To: Moscow Vision 2020 <vision2020 at moscow.com> 
> Sent: Thursday, July 25, 2013 4:36 AM
> Subject: [Vision2020] The Amash Amendment to HR 2397
> 
> Hmmm.
> 
> Courtesy of GovTrack at:
> 
> http://www.govtrack.us/congress/votes/113-2013/h412
> 
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> 
> H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It ...
> 
> On the Amendment in the House
> Number:
> House Vote #412 [primary source: house.gov]
> Date:
> Jul 24, 2013 (113th Congress)
> Result:
> Failed
> Bill:
> H.R. 2397: Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2014 
> Introduced by Rep. W. Bill Young [R-FL13] on June 17, 2013 
> Current Status: Passed House
> Amendment:
> H.Amdt. 413 (Amash) to H.R. 2397: To end authority for the blanket collection of records under the Patriot Act. It would also bar the NSA and other agencies from using Section 215 of the Patriot Act to collect records, including telephone call records, th 
> Offered by Rep. Justin Amash [R-MI3] on July 24, 2013
> 
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> 
> Final vote on Amadh amendment to HR 2397
> 
> 
> 
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> 
> How Idaho's representatives voted on the Amash amendment to HR 2397
> 
> Idaho
> AYE	  R  	Labrador, Raúl	ID 1st
> NO	  R  	Simpson, Mike	ID 2nd
> 
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> 
> Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
>   
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
> 
> "There's room at the top they are telling you still 
> But first you must learn how to smile as you kill 
> If you want to be like the folks on the hill."
> 
> - John Lennon
>  
> 
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