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Senator Dianne Feinstein Failed Us!

November 13th, 2007 · 2 Comments · Dianne Feinstein, censure

Our Senator, Dianne Feinstein, has been ignoring us for far too long. She has voted again and again and again to enable the worst elements of Bush policy: war, torture, racism, homophobia. I’ve had enough of my representative in Washington ignoring me. Let’s do what we have to do to hold the Senator accountable for her actions. Join the coalition of Californians moving to Censure the Senator by visiting http://www.couragecampaign.org/censurethesenator

Sign on to support the resolution calling for the California Democratic Party to censure the Senator

Dianne Feinstein has failed us. Now it’s time to hold her accountable. Deadline: Friday at noon.
Please join the Courage Campaign and Democratic Clubs and grassroots organizations in calling for the California Democratic Party to officially censure Senator Feinstein for her shameful votes confirming Judge Michael Mukasey as U.S. Attorney General and Judge Leslie Southwick to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. (A full list of endorsing organizations is below.)

Here is the text of the current censure resolution, authored by California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus co-chair Mal Burnstein, that will be submitted to the Executive Board of the California Democratic Party at its meeting November 16-18 in Anaheim.

Whereas Senator Dianne Feinstein voted to support the nomination of Judge Michael Mukasey as United States Attorney General, thereby elevating to the highest position in law enforcement a man who refused to renounce the right of the President to resort to torture and who refused to recognize waterboarding as a form of torture, and by this action Senator Feinstein failed to oppose President Bush and failed to stand for the ideals of the Democratic Party, which abhors torture and stands firmly against its use by the United States at all times and places; and

Whereas Senator Feinstein voted to confirm Judge Leslie Southwick for a seat on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit despite his clear record of racism and gender discrimination, thus failing to stand firmly with the Democratic Party, which supports gender equality and opposes racism in any of its manifestations; and

Whereas these examples are far from the only instances where Senator Feinstein, after seeking and securing the support and endorsement of the California Democratic Party, has failed to support the policies and principles of our party;

Therefore be it resolved that the California Democratic Party expresses its disappointment at, and censure of, Senator Feinstein for ignoring Democratic principles and falling so far below the standard of what we expect of our elected officials.

Endorsed by the Courage Campaign, Executive Board of the California Democratic Party Progressive Caucus, Progressive Democrats of America, East Bay for Democracy Democratic Club, Wellstone Democratic Renewal Club, San Diego Democracy for America, Sacramento for Democracy, and DFA-Orange County
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2 responses so far ↓

1 lotusflower // Nov 14, 2007 at 4:45 pm

Hi,

Thanks for stopping by my blog and voting for me at blogcave (I hope)

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Cheers!
2 jptconsult // Nov 15, 2007 at 6:02 am

The water torture and the waterboard were introduced to the Filipinos by the Americans during the Philippine-American War, a war that history, especially American History, chooses to ignore. After the centuries of torture introduced by the Spaniards, America came to our country with novel tricks of their own.

Now you have an Attorney General who adheres to such methods against America’s enemies; well, he only made it official. The United States never ceased to practice such methods. They taught these things to their supported dictators, who, in turn, did as America desired and dictated. They called it Low Intensity Conflict.

There used to be a marked difference between what America is to citizens of the United States and what it does to developing countries. Now there seems to be a fusion as they can no longer hide the hideous atrocities. If Americans knew everything that their policy makers do abroad, they would declare a National Day of Puking.

American citizens per se are wonderful people. What happens when they become politicians connected to big business interests is something else. To us, there is no difference between a Democrat or a Republican. We get the same repugnant deal with whoever is there. Its not the party affiliation; its the orientation, character, and values that is inherent in the person which should not be altered by the machinations of vested interests, greed, domination, and oppression that can be covered up by “Plausible Deniability”.

Yours is a good site with plenty of good intentions. I support you. I hope there would be more Americans like you, Democrat or Republican. More power!