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Joe Biden for VP

Synfinatic — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 16:31:21 +0000

So as you’ve no doubt heard by now, Obama selected Joe Biden for his running-mate. Frankly, I think Obama could of done a lost worse (Clinton for example).

Two things really stand out for me: Biden has a strong history of supporting civil liberties (he voted against the FISA/Telecom immunity bill that Obama flip-flopped on and ended up voting for). On the flip side, Biden is a bit too friendly with Hollywood for my tastes; voting for criminalizing things like me copying music from a DRM protected CD I’ve purchased to my iPod with 5 years in prison and $25,000.

Update:
Declan McCullagh wrote this piece on Biden’s tech voting record. Hint: It’s not good.

Obama’s 180

Synfinatic — Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:36:28 +0000

Benjamin Franklin once said, “They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety.”

Obama’s one-eighty on the so-called “compromise” FISA bill which eviscerated the 4th Amendment and gave President Bush the immunity he asked for even after Chief Judge Vaughn Walker of the U.S. District Court in California ruled that the president lacks the authority to disregard the original FISA law shows Mr. Obama appears to be more interested in talking about change then actually causing it.

Actions speak louder then words; and those of us who care about the freedoms that countless American lives have been sacrificed to protect have heard what Mr. Obama really believes loud and clear.

Will I still vote for Obama? Yes. But, he’s gone from the “best candidate” to the “least worst”. I just can’t see myself contributing to his campaign anymore.

Obama: Bad law is good enough

Synfinatic — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 22:20:33 +0000

This is a pretty disappointing speech given by Obama on the recent bill in the House which effectively grants immunity to TelCo’s who helped the Bush administration illegally spy on Americans.
UT Documents: Statement of Barack Obama supporting Hoyer FISA bill

Note to Obama: I fail to see how change happens by capitulating to the Bush administration.

A 5-year concerted effort contrary to the law of the land

Synfinatic — Fri, 25 Jan 2008 07:57:59 +0000

30 minute video of Senator Dodd renewing his call against telecom immunity calling it a “5-year concerted effort contrary to the law of the land.”

Tell Congress and the Bush administration to Stop the Spying!