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Senate FISA Yes Votes

The following people (and their colleagues in the House) deserve for their current terms to be their final ones based exclusively on their “yes” vote for HR6304.  Whether motivated by laziness, cowardice, corruption, contempt for the Constitution, government aggrandizement or some combination these people have disgraced themselves and are unworthy of the offices they hold.  This particular vote is so important because in addition to its gutting of the rule of law, contempt for the Fourth Amendment and further establishment of a separate tier of justice for the sufficiently moneyed it is symbolic of the shoddy work that has characterized Congress for several years now.  (Note: Kennedy, McCain and Sessions were not present.  Kennedy is not on the list because he missed it for medical reasons.  The other two are included because if you really think they were opposed to it you may be a candidate for brain surgery yourself.)  The HTML for this table is available as a plain text download over here.

Member Name State Party DC Phone DC FAX Electronic Correspondence
Alexander, Lamar TN R 202-224-4944 202-228-3398 http://alexander.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Allard, Wayne CO R 202-224-5941 202-224-6471 http://allard.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Barrasso, John WY R 202-224-6441 202-224-1724 http://barrasso.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm
Baucus, Max MT D 202-224-2651 202-224-0515 http://baucus.senate.gov/contact/emailForm.cfm?subj=issue
Bayh, Evan IN D 202-224-5623 202-228-1377 http://bayh.senate.gov/contact/email/
Bennett, Robert UT R 202-224-5444 202-228-1168 http://bennett.senate.gov/contact/email_opinion.cfm
Bond, Kit MO R 202-224-5721 202-224-8149 http://bond.senate.gov/contact/contactme.cfm
Brownback, Sam KS R 202-224-6521 202-228-1265 http://brownback.senate.gov/CMEmailMe.cfm
Bunning, Jim KY R 202-224-4343 202-228-1373 http://bunning.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Burr, Richard NC R 202-224-3154 202-228-2981 http://burr.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Carper, Thomas DE D 202-224-2441 202-228-2190 http://carper.senate.gov/contact/
Casey, Robert PA D 202-224-6324 202-228-0604 http://casey.senate.gov/contact/
Chambliss, Saxby GA R 202-224-3521 202-224-0103 http://chambliss.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.ContactForm&CFID=51026269&CFTOKEN=46757234
Coburn, Tom OK R 202-224-5754 202-224-6008 http://coburn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCoburn.Home
Cochran, Thad MS R 202-224-5054 202-224-9450 http://cochran.senate.gov/contact.htm
Coleman, Norm MN R 202-224-5641 202-224-1152 http://coleman.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Collins, Susan ME R 202-224-2523 202-224-2693 http://collins.senate.gov/public/continue.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorCollins.Email&CFID=31278970&CFTOKEN=44699849
Conrad, Kent ND D 202-224-2043 202-224-7776 https://conrad.senate.gov/contact/webform.cfm
Corker, Bob TN R 202-224-3344 202-228-0566 http://corker.senate.gov/Contact/index.cfm
Cornyn, John TX R 202-224-2934 202-228-2856 http://cornyn.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Craig, Larry ID R 202-224-2752 202-228-1067 http://craig.senate.gov/webform.cfm
Crapo, Mike ID R 202-224-6142 202-228-1375 http://crapo.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
DeMint, James SC R 202-224-6121 202-228-5143 http://demint.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Dole, Elizabeth NC R 202-224-6342 202-224-1100 http://dole.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm
Domenici, Pete NM R 202-224-6621 202-228-3261 http://domenici.senate.gov/contact/contactform.cfm
Ensign, John NV R 202-224-6244 202-228-2193 http://ensign.senate.gov/forms/email_form.cfm
Enzi, Michael WY R 202-224-3424 202-228-0359 http://enzi.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailSenatorEnzi
Feinstein, Dianne CA D 202-224-3841 202-228-3954 http://feinstein.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactUs.EmailMe
Graham, Lindsey SC R 202-224-5972 202-224-3808 http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham
Grassley, Charles IA R 202-224-3744 202-224-6020 http://grassley.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Gregg, Judd NH R 202-224-3324 202-224-4952 http://gregg.senate.gov/sitepages/contact.cfm
Hagel, Chuck NE R 202-224-4224 202-224-5213 http://hagel.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Hatch, Orrin UT R 202-224-5251 202-224-6331 http://hatch.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Offices.Contact
Hutchison, Kay Bailey TX R 202-224-5922 202-224-0776 http://hutchison.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Inhofe, James OK R 202-224-4721 202-228-0380 http://inhofe.senate.gov/contactus.htm
Inouye, Daniel HI D 202-224-3934 202-224-6747 http://inouye.senate.gov/abtform.html
Isakson, Johnny GA R 202-224-3643 202-228-0724 http://isakson.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Johnson, Tim SD D 202-224-5842 202-228-5765 http://johnson.senate.gov/contact/
Kohl, Herb WI D 202-224-5653 202-224-9787 http://kohl.senate.gov/gen_contact.html
Kyl, Jon AZ R 202-224-4521 202-224-2207 http://kyl.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Landrieu, Mary LA D 202-224-5824 202-224-9735 http://landrieu.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm
Lieberman, Joseph CT ID 202-224-4041 202-224-9750 http://lieberman.senate.gov/contact/index.cfm?regarding=issue
Lincoln, Blanche Lambert AR D 202-224-4843 202-228-1371 http://lincoln.senate.gov/webform.html
Lugar, Richard IN R 202-224-4814 202-228-0360 senator_lugar@lugar.senate.gov
Martinez, Mel FL R 202-224-3041 202-228-5171 http://martinez.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.ContactForm
McCain, John AZ R 202-224-2235 202-228-2862 http://mccain.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
McCaskill, Claire MO D 202-224-6154 202-228-6326 http://mccaskill.senate.gov/contact/
McConnell, Mitch KY R 202-224-2541 202-224-2499 http://mcconnell.senate.gov/contact_form.cfm
Mikulski, Barbara MD D 202-224-4654 202-224-8858 http://mikulski.senate.gov/Contact/contact.cfm
Murkowski, Lisa AK R 202-224-6665 202-224-5301 http://murkowski.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Nelson, Ben NE D 202-224-6551 202-228-0012 http://bennelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Nelson, Bill FL D 202-224-5274 202-228-2183 http://billnelson.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Obama, Barack IL D 202-224-2854 202-228-4260 http://obama.senate.gov/contact/
Pryor, Mark AR D 202-224-2353 202-228-0908 http://pryor.senate.gov/contact/
Roberts, Pat KS R 202-224-4774 202-224-3514 http://roberts.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactInformation.EmailPat
Rockefeller, John WV D 202-224-6472 202-224-7665 http://rockefeller.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Salazar, Ken CO D 202-224-5852 202-228-5036 http://salazar.senate.gov/contact/email.cfm
Sessions, Jeff AL R 202-224-4124 202-224-3149 http://sessions.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ConstituentServices.ContactMe
Shelby, Richard AL R 202-224-5744 202-224-3416 http://shelby.senate.gov/resources/contact.htm
Smith, Gordon OR R 202-224-3753 202-228-3997 http://gsmith.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Snowe, Olympia ME R 202-224-5344 202-224-1946 http://snowe.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactSenatorSnowe.Email
Specter, Arlen PA R 202-224-4254 202-228-1229 http://specter.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Stevens, Ted AK R 202-224-3004 202-224-2354 http://stevens.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorStevens
Sununu, John NH R 202-224-2841 202-228-4131 mailbox@sununu.senate.gov
Thune, John SD R 202-224-2321 202-228-5429 http://thune.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Email
Vitter, David LA R 202-224-4623 202-228-5061 http://vitter.senate.gov/?module=webformIQV1
Voinovich, George OH R 202-224-3353 202-228-1382 http://voinovich.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Warner, John VA R 202-224-2023 202-224-6295 http://warner.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.ContactForm
Webb, James VA D 202-224-4024 202-228-6363 http://webb.senate.gov/contact/
Whitehouse, Sheldon RI D 202-224-2921 202-228-6362 http://whitehouse.senate.gov/contact.cfm
Wicker, Roger MS R 202-224-6253 202-228-0378 http://wicker.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=ContactMe.EmailSenatorWicker

Reader Comments (2)

These are people who have sanctioned a program whose contents they didn't know and knew they didn't know. That, no less than the bird they flipped at the Constitution, is astounding to me.

July 10, 2008 | Unregistered CommenterPW

If the law is just, then Ken Salazar will be a one-term senator -- prob is, how to recruit someone more decent and Constitutionally-minded without all the flavor being smacked out of him/her during the next two years of hell.

July 11, 2008 | Unregistered Commentercgeye

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