"Segal says this apparently dramatic reversal proves that this group, which includes Pelosi, Wasserman-Schultz, Schakowsky and Gutiérrez, was simply posturing two years ago. What happened in 2011 was largely political. It was a chance for the Democrats to poke Boehner and that’s why at that time, people like Pelosi were leading the charge against the Patriot Act. I think…they were just trying to show strength and jazz up debate. But when push comes to shove and you actually have a chance of winning one of these votes, you’ll usually see a bunch of people who purport to be progressives back with the institutionalists because they don’t actually believe in the cause at hand. Given the kinds of official justifications Democrats have delivered thus far—which range from unambiguous support for surveillance to concerns about legislative procedure that seem besides the point—this looks to be, unfortunately, a fairly apt conclusion."-inthesetimes/article/15361/why_did_83_democrats_vote_to_continue_nsa_surveillance/
Posted on: Sun, 28 Jul 2013 22:01:43 +0000
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