On Warrantless Wiretapping

Over the weekend, President Bush signed into law a bill that effectively removes the judicial oversight functionality of the FISA court, which recently placed limits on the warrantless wiretapping program. Needless to say, the ACLU wasn’t happy. Really.

Congratulations, Congress. You just made it possible for the US Government to eavesdrop on all of my communications for a year on the Attorney General’s sole say-so. You know, the same Alberto Gonzalez who has taken a browbeating in the Senate Judiciary Committee meetings recently for lack of accountability and providing testimony that the committee regarded as being highly suspect… the guy that everyone said ought to resign? You couldn’t make him resign, so you’re going to… grant… him… more responsibility. That’s showing that unitary Executive that Congress is serious about some oversight!

Edited to add: Slate has some scathing commentary. Apparently the “sunset” provision isn’t much of a sunset provision at all:

“The only concession in the new law is the promise that its provisions will sunset in six months, giving Congress an opportunity to work on something even Lieberman might deem “legislative perfection.” In an effort to save face, many Democrats are vowing to fight another day. But if you look closely at the final subsection in the law, it indicates that while the legislation itself will sunset in six months, any programs authorized under the legislation may continue.”

Edited to add (08/08/2007): This post has now replaced my post on Fat16/32 as the most popular post on this blog, a somewhat astounding feat given that the Fat post represents about 60% of the visits to this blog since I launched. Interesting statistic: in the last two days, visitors to this blog have hit click-through links to 14 different GovTrack sites, each of which is a page describing a Senator/Congressperson. Of those 14 click-throughs, 13 of them were viewing a Democrat, and 1 was viewing a Republican. I think the Democratic party may have seriously mismatched the desires of their constituencies, here.

Since mainstream media stories usually lack information about bills passing in Congress, such as the reference number of the bill; and since they also generally only post vote tallies, and not the list of which Senators/Congresspeople actually voted for the bill, here’s a list:

Congresspeople vote on S. 1927:

Alabama

• Aye Bonner, Jo [R]
• Aye Everett, Terry [R]
• Aye Rogers, Michael [R]
• Aye Aderholt, Robert [R]
• Aye Cramer, Robert [D]
• Aye Bachus, Spencer [R]
• Aye Davis, Artur [D]

Alaska

• No Vote Young, Donald [R]

Arizona

• Aye Renzi, Rick [R]
• Aye Franks, Trent [R]
• Aye Shadegg, John [R]
• Nay Pastor, Edward [D]
• Aye Mitchell, Harry [D]
• Aye Flake, Jeff [R]
• Nay Grijalva, Raul [D]
• Nay Giffords, Gabrielle [D]

Arkansas

• Nay Berry, Robert [D]
• Aye Snyder, Victor [D]
• Aye Boozman, John [R]
• Aye Ross, Mike [D]

California

• Nay Thompson, C. [D]
• Aye Herger, Walter [R]
• Aye Lungren, Daniel [R]
• Aye Doolittle, John [R]
• Nay Matsui, Doris [D]
• Nay Woolsey, Lynn [D]
• Nay Miller, George [D]
• Nay Pelosi, Nancy [D]
• Nay Lee, Barbara [D]
• Nay Tauscher, Ellen [D]
• Nay McNerney, Jerry [D]
• No Vote Lantos, Tom [D]
• Nay Stark, Fortney [D]
• Nay Eshoo, Anna [D]
• Nay Honda, Michael [D]
• Nay Lofgren, Zoe [D]
• Nay Farr, Sam [D]
• Nay Cardoza, Dennis [D]
• Aye Radanovich, George [R]
• Aye Costa, Jim [D]
• Aye Nunes, Devin [R]
• Aye McCarthy, Kevin [R]
• Nay Capps, Lois [D]
• Aye Gallegly, Elton [R]
• Aye McKeon, Howard [R]
• Aye Dreier, David [R]
• Nay Sherman, Brad [D]
• Nay Berman, Howard [D]
• Nay Schiff, Adam [D]
• Nay Waxman, Henry [D]
• No Vote Becerra, Xavier [D]
• Nay Solis, Hilda [D]
• Nay Watson, Diane [D]
• Nay Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D]
• Nay Waters, Maxine [D]
• Nay Harman, Jane [D]
• Nay Napolitano, Grace [D]
• Nay Sanchez, Linda [D]
• Aye Royce, Edward [R]
• Aye Lewis, Jerry [R]
• Aye Miller, Gary [R]
• Nay Baca, Joe [D]
• Aye Calvert, Ken [R]
• Aye Bono, Mary [R]
• Aye Rohrabacher, Dana [R]
• Nay Sanchez, Loretta [D]
• Aye Campbell, John [R]
• Aye Issa, Darrell [R]
• Aye Bilbray, Brian [R]
• Nay Filner, Bob [D]
• No Vote Hunter, Duncan [R]
• Nay Davis, Susan [D]

Colorado

• Nay DeGette, Diana [D]
• Nay Udall, Mark [D]
• Aye Salazar, John [D]
• Aye Musgrave, Marilyn [R]
• Aye Lamborn, Doug [R]
• No Vote Tancredo, Thomas [R]
• Nay Perlmutter, Ed [D]

Connecticut

• Nay Larson, John [D]
• Nay Courtney, Joe [D]
• Nay DeLauro, Rosa [D]
• Aye Shays, Christopher [R]
• Nay Murphy, Christopher [D]

Delaware

• Aye Castle, Michael [R]

Florida

• Aye Miller, Jeff [R]
• Aye Boyd, F. [D]
• Nay Brown, Corrine [D]
• No Vote Crenshaw, Ander [R]
• Aye Brown-Waite, Virginia [R]
• Aye Stearns, Clifford [R]
• Aye Mica, John [R]
• Aye Keller, Ric [R]
• Aye Bilirakis, Gus [R]
• Aye Young, C. W. [R]
• Nay Castor, Kathy [D]
• Aye Putnam, Adam [R]
• Aye Buchanan, Vern [R]
• Aye Mack, Connie [R]
• Aye Weldon, David [R]
• Nay Mahoney, Tim [D]
• Nay Meek, Kendrick [D]
• Aye Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R]
• Nay Wexler, Robert [D]
• Nay Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D]
• Aye Diaz-Balart, Lincoln [R]
• No Vote Klein, Ron [D]
• Nay Hastings, Alcee [D]
• Aye Feeney, Tom [R]
• Aye Diaz-Balart, Mario [R]

Georgia

• Aye Kingston, Jack [R]
• Nay Bishop, Sanford [D]
• Aye Westmoreland, Lynn [R]
• Nay Johnson, Henry [D]
• Nay Lewis, John [D]
• Aye Price, Tom [R]
• Aye Linder, John [R]
• Aye Marshall, James [D]
• Aye Deal, Nathan [R]
• Aye Broun, Paul [R]
• Aye Gingrey, John [R]
• Aye Barrow, John [D]
• Nay Scott, David [D]

Hawaii

• Nay Abercrombie, Neil [D]
• Nay Hirono, Mazie [D]

Idaho

• Aye Sali, Bill [R]
• Aye Simpson, Michael [R]

Illinois

• Nay Rush, Bobby [D]
• Nay Jackson, Jesse [D]
• Aye Lipinski, Daniel [D]
• Nay Gutierrez, Luis [D]
• Nay Emanuel, Rahm [D]
• Aye Roskam, Peter [R]
• Nay Davis, Danny [D]
• Aye Bean, Melissa [D]
• Nay Schakowsky, Janice [D]
• Aye Kirk, Mark [R]
• Aye Weller, Gerald [R]
• Nay Costello, Jerry [D]
• Aye Biggert, Judy [R]
• No Vote Hastert, J. [R]
• Nay Johnson, Timothy [R]
• Aye Manzullo, Donald [R]
• Nay Hare, Phil [D]
• No Vote LaHood, Ray [R]
• Aye Shimkus, John [R]

Indiana

• Nay Visclosky, Peter [D]
• Aye Donnelly, Joe [D]
• Aye Souder, Mark [R]
• Aye Buyer, Stephen [R]
• Aye Burton, Dan [R]
• Aye Pence, Mike [R]
• Nay Carson, Julia [D]
• Aye Ellsworth, Brad [D]
• Aye Hill, Baron [D]

Iowa

• Nay Braley, Bruce [D]
• Nay Loebsack, David [D]
• Aye Boswell, Leonard [D]
• Aye Latham, Thomas [R]
• Aye King, Steve [R]

Kansas

• Aye Moran, Jerry [R]
• Nay Boyda, Nancy [D]
• Nay Moore, Dennis [D]
• Aye Tiahrt, Todd [R]

Kentucky

• Aye Whitfield, Edward [R]
• Aye Lewis, Ron [R]
• Nay Yarmuth, John [D]
• Aye Davis, Geoff [R]
• Aye Rogers, Harold [R]
• Aye Chandler, Ben [D]

Louisiana

• No Vote Jindal, Bobby [R]
• Nay Jefferson, William [D]
• Aye Melancon, Charles [D]
• Aye McCrery, James [R]
• Aye Alexander, Rodney [R]
• Aye Baker, Richard [R]
• Aye Boustany, Charles [R]

Maine

• Nay Allen, Thomas [D]
• Nay Michaud, Michael [D]

Maryland

• Aye Gilchrest, Wayne [R]
• Nay Ruppersberger, C.A. [D]
• Nay Sarbanes, John [D]
• Nay Wynn, Albert [D]
• Nay Hoyer, Steny [D]
• Aye Bartlett, Roscoe [R]
• Nay Cummings, Elijah [D]
• Nay Van Hollen, Christopher [D]

Massachusetts

• Nay Olver, John [D]
• Nay Neal, Richard [D]
• Nay McGovern, James [D]
• Nay Frank, Barney [D]
• Nay Tierney, John [D]
• Nay Markey, Edward [D]
• Nay Capuano, Michael [D]
• Nay Lynch, Stephen [D]
• No Vote Delahunt, William [D]

Michigan

• Nay Stupak, Bart [D]
• Aye Hoekstra, Peter [R]
• Aye Ehlers, Vernon [R]
• Aye Camp, David [R]
• Nay Kildee, Dale [D]
• Aye Upton, Frederick [R]
• Aye Walberg, Timothy [R]
• Aye Rogers, Michael [R]
• Aye Knollenberg, Joseph [R]
• Aye Miller, Candice [R]
• Aye McCotter, Thaddeus [R]
• Nay Levin, Sander [D]
• No Vote Kilpatrick, Carolyn [D]
• Nay Conyers, John [D]
• Nay Dingell, John [D]

Minnesota

• Aye Walz, Timothy [D]
• Aye Kline, John [R]
• Aye Ramstad, James [R]
• Nay McCollum, Betty [D]
• Nay Ellison, Keith [D]
• Aye Bachmann, Michele [R]
• Aye Peterson, Collin [D]
• Nay Oberstar, James [D]

Mississippi

• Aye Wicker, Roger [R]
• Nay Thompson, Bennie [D]
• Aye Pickering, Charles [R]
• Aye Taylor, Gene [D]

Missouri

• No Vote Clay, William [D]
• Aye Akin, W. [R]
• Nay Carnahan, Russ [D]
• No Vote Skelton, Ike [D]
• Nay Cleaver, Emanuel [D]
• Aye Graves, Samuel [R]
• Aye Blunt, Roy [R]
• Aye Emerson, Jo Ann [R]
• Aye Hulshof, Kenny [R]

Montana

• Aye Rehberg, Dennis [R]

Nebraska

• Aye Fortenberry, Jeffrey [R]
• Aye Terry, Lee [R]
• Aye Smith, Adrian [R]

Nevada

• Nay Berkley, Shelley [D]
• Aye Heller, Dean [R]
• Aye Porter, Jon [R]

New Hampshire

• Nay Shea-Porter, Carol [D]
• Nay Hodes, Paul [D]

New Jersey

• Nay Andrews, Robert [D]
• Aye LoBiondo, Frank [R]
• No Vote Saxton, H. [R]
• Aye Smith, Christopher [R]
• Aye Garrett, E. [R]
• Nay Pallone, Frank [D]
• Aye Ferguson, Michael [R]
• Nay Pascrell, William [D]
• Nay Rothman, Steven [D]
• Nay Payne, Donald [D]
• Aye Frelinghuysen, Rodney [R]
• Nay Holt, Rush [D]
• Nay Sires, Albio [D]

New Mexico

• Aye Wilson, Heather [R]
• Aye Pearce, Steven [R]
• Nay Udall, Tom [D]

New York

• Nay Bishop, Timothy [D]
• Nay Israel, Steve [D]
• Aye King, Peter [R]
• Nay McCarthy, Carolyn [D]
• Nay Ackerman, Gary [D]
• Nay Meeks, Gregory [D]
• Nay Crowley, Joseph [D]
• Nay Nadler, Jerrold [D]
• Nay Weiner, Anthony [D]
• Nay Towns, Edolphus [D]
• No Vote Clarke, Yvette [D]
• Nay Velazquez, Nydia [D]
• Aye Fossella, Vito [R]
• Nay Maloney, Carolyn [D]
• Nay Rangel, Charles [D]
• Nay Serrano, José [D]
• Nay Engel, Eliot [D]
• Nay Lowey, Nita [D]
• Nay Hall, John [D]
• Nay Gillibrand, Kirsten [D]
• Nay McNulty, Michael [D]
• Nay Hinchey, Maurice [D]
• Aye McHugh, John [R]
• Nay Arcuri, Michael [D]
• Aye Walsh, James [R]
• Aye Reynolds, Thomas [R]
• Aye Higgins, Brian [D]
• Nay Slaughter, Louise [D]
• Aye Kuhl, John [R]

North Carolina

• Nay Butterfield, George [D]
• Aye Etheridge, Bob [D]
• Nay Jones, Walter [R]
• Nay Price, David [D]
• Aye Foxx, Virginia [R]
• No Vote Coble, Howard [R]
• Aye McIntyre, Mike [D]
• No Vote Hayes, Robin [R]
• Aye Myrick, Sue [R]
• Aye Mchenry, Patrick [R]
• Aye Shuler, Heath [D]
• Nay Watt, Melvin [D]
• Nay Miller, R. [D]

North Dakota

• Aye Pomeroy, Earl [D]

Ohio

• Aye Chabot, Steven [R]
• Aye Schmidt, Jean [R]
• Aye Turner, Michael [R]
• Aye Jordan, Jim [R]
• Aye Gillmor, Paul [R]
• Aye Wilson, Charles [D]
• Aye Hobson, David [R]
• Aye Boehner, John [R]
• Nay Kaptur, Marcy [D]
• Nay Kucinich, Dennis [D]
• Nay Jones, Stephanie [D]
• Aye Tiberi, Patrick [R]
• Nay Sutton, Betty [D]
• Aye LaTourette, Steven [R]
• Aye Pryce, Deborah [R]
• Aye Regula, Ralph [R]
• Nay Ryan, Timothy [D]
• Aye Space, Zackary [D]

Oklahoma

• Aye Sullivan, John [R]
• Aye Boren, Dan [D]
• Aye Lucas, Frank [R]
• Aye Cole, Tom [R]
• Aye Fallin, Mary [R]

Oregon

• Nay Wu, David [D]
• Aye Walden, Greg [R]
• Nay Blumenauer, Earl [D]
• Nay DeFazio, Peter [D]
• Nay Hooley, Darlene [D]

Pennsylvania

• Nay Brady, Robert [D]
• Nay Fattah, Chaka [D]
• Aye English, Philip [R]
• Aye Altmire, Jason [D]
• Aye Peterson, John [R]
• Aye Gerlach, Jim [R]
• Nay Sestak, Joe [D]
• Nay Murphy, Patrick [D]
• Aye Shuster, William [R]
• Aye Carney, Christopher [D]
• Nay Kanjorski, Paul [D]
• Nay Murtha, John [D]
• Nay Schwartz, Allyson [D]
• Nay Doyle, Michael [D]
• Aye Dent, Charles [R]
• Aye Pitts, Joseph [R]
• Nay Holden, Tim [D]
• Aye Murphy, Tim [R]
• Aye Platts, Todd [R]

Rhode Island

• Nay Kennedy, Patrick [D]
• Nay Langevin, James [D]

South Carolina

• Aye Brown, Henry [R]
• Aye Wilson, Addison [R]
• Aye Barrett, James [R]
• Aye Inglis, Bob [R]
• Nay Spratt, John [D]
• Nay Clyburn, James [D]

South Dakota

• Aye Herseth Sandlin, Stephanie [D]

Tennessee

• Aye Davis, David [R]
• Aye Duncan, John [R]
• Aye Wamp, Zach [R]
• Aye Davis, Lincoln [D]
• Aye Cooper, Jim [D]
• Aye Gordon, Barton [D]
• Aye Blackburn, Marsha [R]
• Aye Tanner, John [D]
• Nay Cohen, Steve [D]

Texas

• Aye Gohmert, Louis [R]
• Aye Poe, Ted [R]
• No Vote Johnson, Samuel [R]
• Aye Hall, Ralph [R]
• Aye Hensarling, Jeb [R]
• Aye Barton, Joe [R]
• Aye Culberson, John [R]
• Aye Brady, Kevin [R]
• Nay Green, Al [D]
• Aye McCaul, Michael [R]
• Aye Conaway, K. [R]
• Aye Granger, Kay [R]
• Aye Thornberry, William [R]
• No Vote Paul, Ronald [R]
• No Vote Hinojosa, Rubén [D]
• Nay Reyes, Silvestre [D]
• Aye Edwards, Thomas [D]
• Nay Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D]
• Aye Neugebauer, Randy [R]
• Nay Gonzalez, Charles [D]
• Aye Smith, Lamar [R]
• Aye Lampson, Nicholas [D]
• Aye Rodriguez, Ciro [D]
• Aye Marchant, Kenny [R]
• Nay Doggett, Lloyd [D]
• Aye Burgess, Michael [R]
• Nay Ortiz, Solomon [D]
• Aye Cuellar, Henry [D]
• Nay Green, Raymond [D]
• Nay Johnson, Eddie [D]
• Aye Carter, John [R]
• Aye Sessions, Peter [R]

Utah

• Aye Bishop, Rob [R]
• Aye Matheson, Jim [D]
• Aye Cannon, Christopher [R]

Vermont

• Nay Welch, Peter [D]

Virginia

• No Vote Davis, Jo Ann [R]
• Aye Drake, Thelma [R]
• Nay Scott, Robert [D]
• Aye Forbes, James [R]
• No Vote Goode, Virgil [R]
• Aye Goodlatte, Robert [R]
• Aye Cantor, Eric [R]
• Nay Moran, James [D]
• Nay Boucher, Frederick [D]
• Aye Wolf, Frank [R]
• Aye Davis, Thomas [R]

Washington

• Nay Inslee, Jay [D]
• Nay Larsen, Rick [D]
• Nay Baird, Brian [D]
• Aye Hastings, Doc [R]
• Aye McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R]
• Nay Dicks, Norman [D]
• Nay McDermott, James [D]
• Aye Reichert, Dave [R]
• Nay Smith, Adam [D]

West Virginia

• Nay Mollohan, Alan [D]
• Aye Capito, Shelley [R]
• Nay Rahall, Nick [D]

Wisconsin

• Aye Ryan, Paul [R]
• Nay Baldwin, Tammy [D]
• Nay Kind, Ronald [D]
• Nay Moore, Gwen [D]
• Aye Sensenbrenner, F. [R]
• Aye Petri, Thomas [R]
• Nay Obey, David [D]
• Nay Kagen, Steve [D]

Wyoming

• Aye Cubin, Barbara [R]

The Senate vote:

Alabama

Aye Sessions, Jefferson [R] Aye Shelby, Richard [R]

Alaska

Aye Murkowski, Lisa [R] Aye Stevens, Ted [R]

Arizona

Aye Kyl, Jon [R] No Vote McCain, John [R]

Arkansas

Aye Lincoln, Blanche [D] Aye Pryor, Mark [D]

California

Aye Feinstein, Dianne [D] No Vote Boxer, Barbara [D]

Colorado

Aye Allard, Wayne [R] Aye Salazar, Ken [D]

Connecticut

Aye Lieberman, Joseph [I] Nay Dodd, Christopher [D]

Delaware

Aye Carper, Thomas [D] Nay Biden, Joseph [D]

Florida

Aye Martinez, Mel [R] Aye Nelson, Bill [D]

Georgia

Aye Chambliss, C. [R] Aye Isakson, John [R]

Hawaii

Aye Inouye, Daniel [D] Nay Akaka, Daniel [D]

Idaho

Aye Craig, Larry [R] Aye Crapo, Michael [R]

Illinois

Nay Durbin, Richard [D] Nay Obama, Barack [D]

Indiana

Aye Bayh, B. [D] No Vote Lugar, Richard [R]

Iowa

Aye Grassley, Charles [R] No Vote Harkin, Thomas [D]

Kansas

Aye Brownback, Samuel [R] Aye Roberts, Pat [R]

Kentucky

Aye McConnell, Mitch [R] No Vote Bunning, Jim [R]

Louisiana

Aye Landrieu, Mary [D] Aye Vitter, David [R]

Maine

Aye Collins, Susan [R] Aye Snowe, Olympia [R]

Maryland

Aye Mikulski, Barbara [D] Nay Cardin, Benjamin [D]

Massachusetts

Nay Kennedy, Edward [D] No Vote Kerry, John [D]

Michigan

Nay Levin, Carl [D] Nay Stabenow, Debbie Ann [D]

Minnesota

Aye Coleman, Norm [R] Aye Klobuchar, Amy [D]

Mississippi

Aye Cochran, Thad [R] No Vote Lott, Trent [R]

Missouri

Aye Bond, Christopher [R] Aye McCaskill, Claire [D]

Montana

Nay Baucus, Max [D] Nay Tester, Jon [D]

Nebraska

Aye Hagel, Charles [R] Aye Nelson, Ben [D]

Nevada

Aye Ensign, John [R] Nay Reid, Harry [D]

New Hampshire

Aye Sununu, John [R] No Vote Gregg, Judd [R]

New Jersey

Nay Lautenberg, Frank [D] Nay Menendez, Robert [D]

New Mexico

Aye Domenici, Pete [R] Nay Bingaman, Jeff [D]

New York

Nay Clinton, Hillary [D] Nay Schumer, Charles [D]

North Carolina

Aye Burr, Richard [R] Aye Dole, Elizabeth [R]

North Dakota

Aye Conrad, Kent [D] No Vote Dorgan, Byron [D]

Ohio

Aye Voinovich, George [R] Nay Brown, Sherrod [D]

Oklahoma

Aye Coburn, Thomas [R] Aye Inhofe, James [R]

Oregon

Aye Smith, Gordon [R] Nay Wyden, Ron [D]

Pennsylvania

Aye Casey, Robert [D] Aye Specter, Arlen [R]

Rhode Island

Nay Reed, John [D] Nay Whitehouse, Sheldon [D]

South Carolina

Aye DeMint, Jim [R] Aye Graham, Lindsey [R]

South Dakota

Aye Thune, John [R] No Vote Johnson, Tim [D]

Tennessee

Aye Corker, Bob [R] No Vote Alexander, Lamar [R]

Texas

Aye Cornyn, John [R] Aye Hutchison, Kay [R]

Utah

Aye Bennett, Robert [R] Aye Hatch, Orrin [R]

Vermont

Nay Leahy, Patrick [D] Nay Sanders, Bernard [I]

Virginia

Aye Warner, John [R] Aye Webb, Jim [D]

Washington

Nay Cantwell, Maria [D] No Vote Murray, Patty [D]

West Virginia

Nay Byrd, Robert [D] Nay Rockefeller, John [D]

Wisconsin

Nay Feingold, Russell [D] Nay Kohl, Herbert [D]

Wyoming

Aye Barrasso, John [R] Aye Enzi, Michael [R]